Mastercard Incorporated
MADCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for profitable growth — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.
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DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for profitable growth — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. How we value a stock walks through every input.
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- Dividends / free cash flow, FY2025
- 16.1%
- Raised
- 14 years in a row
- Growth, 5 yrs
- 14.6% a year
- Last change
- +14.5% · Jan 2026
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About Mastercard
Mastercard Incorporated is a global technology firm specializing in providing transaction processing and a wide array of payment solutions, operating across the United States and internationally. Its core business centers on enabling the entire payment transaction lifecycle – including authorization, clearing, and settlement – alongside offering a spectrum of complementary payment services. The company provides a comprehensive suite of integrated products and value-added services to a diverse clientele, which includes individual account holders, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, governments, and other organizations. These offerings span programs enabling deferred payment credit, prepaid card management services, commercial credit and debit solutions, and tools for accessing funds in deposit and other accounts. Additionally, Mastercard offers advanced cyber and intelligence solutions designed to secure transactions for all participants, and provides proprietary insights derived from the responsible utilization of consumer and merchant data. For online merchants, its specialized offerings encompass analytics, experimental "test and learn" platforms, consulting, managed services, loyalty programs, payment processing, and secure gateway technologies. The company also operates open banking and digital identity platforms. Its prominent payment solutions are delivered under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus brands. Established in 1966, Mastercard Incorporated is headquartered in Purchase, New York.
- CEO
- Michael Miebach
- Headquarters
- Purchase, NY
- Employees
- 39,800
- IPO
- 2006-05-25
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