Mastercard Inc (MA) closed fiscal year 2025 with 0.91 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.15 USD per share.
Mastercard Inc (MA) closed fiscal year 2025 with 0.91 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.15 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 21.0 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 596.9 %. The dividend per share was 3.15 USD, up 15.0 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 2,756 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 0.13B | 0.13B | 0.13B | 1.28B | 1.26B | 1.22B | 1.17B | 1.14B | 1.10B | 1.05B | 1.02B | 1.01B | 0.99B | 0.97B | 0.95B | 0.93B | 0.91B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 0.00M | 1.00M | 1,153M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.76 % | 89.80 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -5.15M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -26.0M | -43.0M | -46.0M | -32.0M | -36.0M | -25.0M | -25.0M | -16.0M | -14.0M | -21.0M | -25.0M | -19.0M | -21.0M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -3.96 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -2.07 % | -3.54 % | -3.93 % | -2.81 % | -3.27 % | -2.39 % | -2.45 % | -1.59 % | -1.41 % | -2.16 % | -2.64 % | -2.05 % | -2.32 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -5.15M | 0.00M | 1.00M | 1,153M | -26.0M | -43.0M | -46.0M | -32.0M | -36.0M | -25.0M | -25.0M | -16.0M | -14.0M | -21.0M | -25.0M | -19.0M | -21.0M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -3.96 % | 0.00 % | 0.76 % | 89.80 % | -2.07 % | -3.54 % | -3.93 % | -2.81 % | -3.27 % | -2.39 % | -2.45 % | -1.59 % | -1.41 % | -2.16 % | -2.64 % | -2.05 % | -2.32 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 1.08 | 1.39 | 1.60 | 1.76 | 2.04 | 2.37 | 2.74 | 3.15 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | 5.40 % | 4.28 % | 4.04 % | 4.78 % | 8.18 % | 14.15 % | 19.09 % | 20.65 % | 17.84 % | 16.57 % | 24.75 % | 20.06 % | 19.19 % | 19.30 % | 19.04 % | 18.44 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 79.0M | 79.0M | 79.0M | 77.0M | 132M | 255M | 515M | 727M | 837M | 1,044M | 1,345M | 1,605M | 1,741M | 1,903M | 2,158M | 2,448M | 2,756M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 0.43 % | 0.23 % | 0.27 % | 0.16 % | 0.25 % | 0.35 % | 0.56 % | 0.68 % | 0.76 % | 0.58 % | 0.46 % | 0.46 % | 0.49 % | 0.60 % | 0.56 % | 0.51 % | 0.54 % |
Figures in USD