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Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) files a range of documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provide detailed information on its operations, governance, financing and legal matters. As a Delaware corporation in the financial transactions processing and clearinghouse activities industry, Mastercard uses SEC filings to report material events, financial results, capital structure changes and stockholder actions.
On this page, you can review Mastercard’s current and historical SEC filings, including Form 10-K annual reports and Form 10-Q quarterly reports, which describe its business, risk factors, segment information, liquidity and capital resources. These core filings are complemented by Form 8-K current reports, where Mastercard discloses specific events such as earnings releases, amendments to its certificate of incorporation and by-laws, entry into material definitive agreements like revolving credit facilities, and legal or settlement developments affecting its network rules and interchange structure.
Mastercard’s filings also cover governance and stockholder matters, including annual meeting results, director elections, advisory votes on executive compensation and amendments to its charter and by-laws. Other filings may include proxy statements related to stockholder meetings and, where applicable, Form 4 reports that show transactions in company securities by directors and officers.
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Mastercard Inc ownership filing: Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 60,415,602 shares of Common Stock, representing 6.82% of the class. The filing shows sole voting power for 8,078,148 shares and sole dispositive power for 60,415,602 shares. The filing is signed on 04/30/2026.
Mastercard delivered solid growth for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, with net revenue rising to $8.4B from $7.3B, up 16%, driven by both its payment network and value-added services and solutions. Net income increased to $3.9B, an 18% gain, while diluted earnings per share grew to $4.35, up 21%, helped by share repurchases that reduced diluted weighted-average shares outstanding to 893 million.
Operating expenses rose 13% to $3.5B, including a $202M restructuring charge, but operating margin still improved to 58.4%. On an adjusted basis, operating margin was 60.8% and adjusted diluted EPS reached $4.60, up 23%. Cash flow from operations was strong at $3.0B.
Mastercard continued returning capital, repurchasing 7.8 million shares for $4.0B and paying $0.8B in dividends. It also agreed to acquire BVNK Holdings Limited, a stablecoin infrastructure provider, for $1.5B plus up to $300M in contingent consideration, pending regulatory approvals, to expand its digital asset capabilities.
Mastercard Incorporated reported strong growth for the first quarter of 2026. Net revenue rose to $8.4 billion, up 16% year over year, as payment network activity and value-added services expanded.
Net income increased to $3.9 billion and diluted EPS reached $4.35, gains of 18% and 21%. On an adjusted basis, net income was $4.1 billion and diluted EPS was $4.60, up 20% and 23%. Gross dollar volume grew 7% to $2.7 trillion, with cross-border volume up 13% and switched transactions up 9% on a local currency basis.
Operating expenses rose 13%, including a restructuring charge, but adjusted operating margin still improved to 60.8%. The company returned significant capital, repurchasing 7.8 million shares for $4.0 billion and paying $777 million in dividends. As of March 31, 2026, customers had issued 3.7 billion Mastercard and Maestro-branded cards.
Mastercard Incorporated is asking stockholders to vote at its virtual 2026 annual meeting on June 16, 2026. Proposals include electing 11 directors, an advisory vote on executive pay, ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor for 2026, and two stockholder proposals the Board recommends voting against.
The proxy highlights strong 2025 results, with GAAP net revenue of $32.8 billion and net income of $15.0 billion, both up 16%, and diluted EPS of $16.52, up 19%. On a non‑GAAP, currency‑neutral basis, adjusted net income was $15.4 billion and adjusted EPS was $17.01, both up double digits. Gross dollar volume reached $10.6 trillion and switched transactions were 175.5 billion.
Mastercard returned $14.5 billion to stockholders in 2025 through $11.7 billion of share repurchases and $2.8 billion of dividends, supported by $17.6 billion in operating cash flows. The Board emphasizes a majority‑independent, globally experienced slate, strong governance practices, and a pay‑for‑performance program that earned 96% support in the 2025 say‑on‑pay vote.
Mastercard Foundation Asset Management Corporation reports beneficial ownership of 65,234,702 shares of Mastercard Inc. Class A common stock, representing 7.4% of the class as shown in the filing. The filer discloses shared voting power and shared dispositive power over the 65,234,702 shares.
The Vanguard Group amended its Schedule 13G to report changes following an internal realignment. The filing states Vanguard and certain subsidiaries will report beneficial ownership separately and that those subsidiaries now report disaggregated holdings. The amendment shows amount beneficially owned: 0 and percent of class: 0%.
The filing is procedural: it documents internal allocation of reporting between Vanguard entities and confirms no beneficial ownership of Mastercard Inc common stock by the reporting entity in this amendment.
Mastercard Inc Chief Financial Officer Sachin J. Mehra reported a mix of equity awards and tax-related share withholdings. He received 13,978 employee stock options and stock awards of 4,504 and 18,144 shares of Class A Common Stock as grants or earned performance units.
The filing notes share dispositions of 1,852 and 7,792 Class A shares, both representing shares withheld to cover tax liabilities on vesting or settlement, rather than open-market sales. After these transactions, he directly holds 43,885.718 Class A shares.
Mastercard Inc Controller Sandra A. Arkell reported several equity-related transactions on March 1, 2026. She received an employee stock option covering 547 shares at an exercise price of $0.00, which will vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2027.
Arkell was also granted 441 and 482 shares of Class A Common Stock as restricted or performance-based stock units, with awards vesting or settling in staged installments beginning March 1, 2027. In connection with the vesting and settlement of prior awards, 184 and 183 shares of Class A Common Stock were withheld to satisfy tax liabilities at a price of $512.76 per share, rather than sold in open-market transactions. After these transactions, she directly owned 3,476.011 Class A shares.
Mastercard Chief Product Officer Jorn Lambert reported a mix of equity awards and tax-related share withholdings. On March 1, 2026, he received an Employee Stock Option grant for 6,078 shares, which will vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2027.
He was also granted 5,033 restricted stock units that will vest in three equal annual installments starting March 1, 2027, and 1,958 earned performance stock units from a March 1, 2022 award that fully vested on March 1, 2025 and will settle on March 1, 2026.
To cover tax liabilities on vesting and settlement, 284 and 1,893 shares of Class A common stock were withheld at a price of $512.76 per share. After these transactions, his directly held Class A common stock increased, with filings showing 16,183.7800 shares following the final award.