Mastercard Inc. announced its third quarter 2026 financial results, reporting net revenue of $9.8 billion, a 14% increase compared to the prior-year period. Net income for the quarter reached $4.6 billion with diluted earnings per share of $5.28.
Third quarter net revenue rose 14% to $9.8 billion compared to $8.6 billion in Q3 2025.
Diluted earnings per share for the third quarter were $5.28, representing a 22% increase year-over-year.
Gross dollar volume grew 7% on a local currency basis to $3.0 trillion during the third quarter of 2026.
During the third quarter, the company repurchased 5.3 million shares at a cost of $3.0 billion and paid $763 million in dividends.
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From Mastercard's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$32.79B
+16.4%
$16.52
+18.9%
45.6%
FY2024
$28.17B
+12.2%
$13.89
+17.4%
45.7%
FY2023
$25.10B
+12.9%
$11.83
+15.8%
44.6%
FY2022
$22.24B
-25.5%
$10.22
+16.7%
44.7%
FY2021
$29.84B
+26.4%
$8.76
+37.5%
29.1%
Frequently asked questions
When is Mastercard's next earnings date?
Mastercard has not announced a report date within the next three weeks. US companies usually report three to six weeks after each quarter ends; this page updates as soon as the date is on the calendar.
What did Mastercard earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Mastercard reported diluted EPS of $5.28 (+21.7% year over year) on revenue of $9.81B (+14.0%).
Where do these numbers come from?
Reported revenue, net income and EPS come from the company's own 10-Q and 10-K filings with the SEC (XBRL data). The report date and consensus estimate come from the Nasdaq earnings calendar.
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