Mastercard Inc

NYSE: MA · FINANCIAL SERVICES · CREDIT SERVICES

$489.98

+0.71% today

Updated 2026-06-12

Market cap

$422.07B

P/E ratio

27.63

P/S ratio

12.44x

EPS (TTM)

$17.29

Dividend yield

0.66%

52W range

$465 – $599

Volume

3.7M

Market cap

$422.07B

P/E ratio

27.63

P/S ratio

12.44x

EPS (TTM)

$17.29

Dividend yield

0.66%

52W range

$465 – $599

Volume

3.7M

Mastercard Inc (MA) Financial Forecast & Price Target 2030

Research-backed projections from analyst consensus, management guidance, and sector analysis.

MA · Mastercard Inc · Price target summary

Current

$489.98

Consensus

$656.00

+33.88%

2030 Target

$505.79

+3.23%

DCF

—

Current price

$489.98

Analyst consensus

$656.00

+33.88%

2030 Target

$505.79

+3.23%

Intrinsic (DCF)

—

43 analysts:

27 Buy1 Hold1 Sell

Management guidance

No specific revenue guidance found in provided materials. Latest analyst consensus projects FY2026 revenue of $38.18B (+16.45% YoY) and FY2027 revenue of $42.98B (+12.55% YoY). CEO commentary focuses on strategic partnerships (JD.com, Yellow Card stablecoin pilots) and expansion into emerging markets rather than specific numerical targets.

Sources: Management guidance, analyst consensus, sector analysishigh confidence

MA · Mastercard Inc · Revenue & price projection · 2023–2030E

Actual revenue Projected revenue Base case Bull to bear range

Bear case (2030)

$303.47

$62.3B Rev × 4.2x P/S

Base case (2030)

$505.79

$62.3B Rev × 7x P/S

Bull case (2030)

$809.26

$62.3B Rev × 11.2x P/S

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Financial forecast — research-backed

Metric	2025	2026 (E)	2027 (E)	2028 (E)	2029 (E)	2030 (E)
Revenue	$32.8B	$38.2B	$43.0B	$48.6B	$55.1B	$62.3B
Revenue growth	16.4%	16.4%	12.6%	13.2%	13.3%	13.1%
EPS	$16.76	$20.25	$23.49	$27.10	$31.20	$35.80
P/S ratio	—	7.0x	7.0x	7.0x	7.0x	7.0x
Implied price	—	$303.47	$354.05	$404.63	$455.21	$505.79

MA · Mastercard Inc · Catalysts & risks

Growth catalysts

+ Digital payments and stablecoin adoption accelerating (KB Financial stablecoin pilot, Mastercard-Yellow Card partnership)

+ Cross-border payments growth recovery post-April slowdown, emerging market expansion

+ Amazon strategic partnership launch with U.S. Bank-Mastercard integration driving incremental transaction volume

+ Capital One-Discover merger regulatory approval validates competitive moat; Mastercard benefits from fragmented competitor base

+ AI-driven fraud detection and fintech partnerships expanding addressable market

Key risks

- April 2026 slowdown in cross-border activity signals near-term headwinds; consumer spending deceleration risk

- Regulatory pressure from UK FCA competition investigation into payment networks; antitrust scrutiny in EMEA

- Berkshire Hathaway sold MA position in Q1 2026 (13F filing), signaling potential insider pessimism on valuation

- Stablecoin and blockchain-based alternatives (XRP, crypto payment rails) pose long-term structural threat to traditional card networks

- Elevated valuation (28.4x P/E, 22.2x forward P/E) limits margin of safety; macro slowdown could compress multiples

Methodology

Mastercard Inc's forward estimates are derived from AI-powered research synthesis combining analyst consensus from 43 Wall Street analysts, management guidance from the latest earnings call, and sector growth forecasts from industry research. Revenue and EPS projections use analyst consensus where available and conservative extrapolation with growth deceleration for outer years. Price targets are calculated using a tiered Price-to-Sales (P/S) methodology, where the P/S multiple is determined by the projected revenue growth rate.

WallStSmart proprietary research model · Not financial advice · Past performance is not indicative of future results · Last researched: May 19, 2026.