Mastercard MA
Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments industry. 10-K, Item 1
- Headquarters
- Purchase, NY
- CEO
- Michael Miebach
- Next results
- around Jan 28, 2027
MA among Financials peers
Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 75 peers the company is above, not a score.
What changed
1 new risk paragraph. 10-K filed Feb 11, 2026 against Feb 12, 2025.
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
Accounting checks
10 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.
0facts worth reading about all 10 checks found nothing to note
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Receivables +22.2% vs revenue +16.4% (+5.7 pts)
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Cash from operations $17.6B vs net income $15.0B (FY ending Dec 31, 2025)
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Same auditor in both 10-Ks: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
7 more checks with nothing to note
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No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
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No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
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No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
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The same matters as last year: Revenue Recognition - Rebates and Incentives
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No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
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No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
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No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In their words
1 paragraph in Risk Factors that was not in the 10-K filed Feb 12, 2025. Quoted as filed.
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 12, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
•Uncertain global trade policies and related government actions (including those related to tariffs), which could have an adverse impact on our business (including with respect to consumer and business spending) and relationships with stakeholders
New risk paragraphs, against peers
Latest 10-K of each, Financials companies closest in revenue
Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.
From the same starting line, FY2016 to FY2025
Revenue, net income and free cash flow, each set to 100 in FY2016. What happened, from the 10-Ks. Not a forecast.
Financial performance
Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $22.2B | $25.1B | $28.2B | $32.8B |
| Net income | $9.9B | $11.2B | $12.9B | $15.0B |
| Operating cash flow | $11.2B | $12.0B | $14.8B | $17.6B |
| Free cash flow | $10.8B | $11.6B | $14.3B | $17.2B |
Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025
Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD
$32.8B ▲ 16.4% in FY2025$15.0B ▲ 16.3% in FY2025$17.2B ▲ 19.9% in FY2025
Recent filings
2 filings in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR
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8-KOct 29, 2026Quarterly results 8-K item 2.02
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10-QOct 29, 2026Quarterly report (10-Q) period ended Sep 30, 2026
About the company
Mastercard, Purchase, NY · from the 10-K filed Feb 11, 2026
Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments industry. We connect consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, digital partners, businesses and other organizations worldwide by enabling electronic payments and making those payment transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. We make payments easier and more efficient by providing a wide range of payment solutions and services using our family of well-known and trusted brands, including our primary brand Mastercard®, as well as our Maestro® and Cirrus® brands. We operate a payments network that provides choice and flexibility for consumers, merchants and our customers.
- Headquarters
- Purchase, NY
- Country
- United States
- Reports in
- USD
- Listed on
- NYSE
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Last results
- Oct 29, 2026
- Incorporated in
- DE
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Sources
The 10-K filed Feb 11, 2026 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed Feb 12, 2025. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.
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