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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED MA

Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally.

Payments

Company profile

Business mix

  • The company offers products and services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations.
  • It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses.
  • In addition, the company offers Mastercard Move, which partners with digital messaging and payment platforms to enable consumers to send money directly within applications to other consumers.
  • Further, it provides security solutions; marketing, personalization, and issuer and merchant loyalty services; business and operational intelligence, advanced analytics and AI, consulting and agentic solutions, and payments and portfolio optimization.

Current key questions

  • Can asset growth, client flows, fee rates, credit quality, or spread income support durable earnings in credit services?
  • How sensitive are margins and returns to interest rates, market levels, funding costs, and regulation?
  • Do capital allocation, risk controls, and balance-sheet quality improve long-term per-share value?
Holders 18 Current sample portfolio
Public mentions 3 Videos / interviews / letters
Valuation snapshot
PE 28.41 FCF 4.1% Buyback 2.28%
2026-06-07

Current firm holders

Firm Weight Value Filing period
Soroban Capital Partners Eric Mandelblatt 2.4% $1.2B 2026-03-31
Akre Capital Management Chuck Akre 18.6% $1.1B 2026-03-31
Gardner Russo & Quinn Thomas Russo 9.1% $777.0M 2026-03-31
Polen Capital Management 5.3% $770.2M 2026-03-31
Valley Forge Capital Management Dev Kantesaria 22.0% $743.2M 2026-03-31
Baillie Gifford legacy James Anderson 0.7% $682.6M 2026-03-31
Alkeon Capital Management 0.7% $389.0M 2026-03-31
Eagle Capital Management 1.0% $312.1M 2026-03-31
Vulcan Value Partners C.T. Fitzpatrick 5.1% $191.5M 2026-03-31
Markel Group Tom Gayner 0.9% $103.7M 2026-03-31
Stockbridge Partners 2.5% $102.9M 2026-03-31
Triple Frond Partners 9.1% $87.7M 2026-03-31
Weitz Investment Management Wallace Weitz 5.1% $73.5M 2026-03-31
Baron Capital Ron Baron 0.1% $39.8M 2026-03-31
Gotham Asset Management Joel Greenblatt 0.1% $39.1M 2026-03-31
Lone Pine Capital Stephen Mandel 0.2% $28.6M 2026-03-31
Soros Fund Management George Soros 0.2% $15.2M 2026-03-31
Giverny Capital Francois Rochon 0.5% $14.0M 2026-03-31

Recent trading changes over the last 4 quarters

Net buyers 11 Last 4 13F filing periods
Net reducers 9 Last 4 13F filing periods
Unchanged holders 2 Share count unchanged
Increase amount $1.4B Estimated from net added shares
Reduction amount $4.1B Estimated from net reduced shares
Net share change / base shares -25.7% -4,722,690 / 18,364,862
Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-14
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-14
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-17
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Sold out Shares -100.0% 13F value change -$2.3B
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 3,986,648 Last 4 periods -3,986,648 (-100.0%) Total shares 0 Value $0
Lone Pine Capital Stephen Mandel 2 filing periods
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-17
New Shares - 13F value change +$55.0M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Major reduction Shares -40.6% 13F value change -$26.4M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 0 Last 4 periods +57,201 (New) Total shares 57,201 Value $28.6M
Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-13
Major reduction Shares -37.4% 13F value change -$39.5M
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-13
Major increase Shares 190.9% 13F value change +$137.6M
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-13
Minor increase Shares 11.7% 13F value change +$25.3M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Major reduction Shares -99.0% 13F value change -$231.6M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 201,078 Last 4 periods -197,148 (-98.0%) Total shares 3,930 Value $2.0M
Soros Fund Management George Soros 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
New Shares - 13F value change +$15.2M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 0 Last 4 periods +30,452 (New) Total shares 30,452 Value $15.2M
Gotham Asset Management Joel Greenblatt 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-14
Major increase Shares 59.7% 13F value change +$9.9M
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-14
Major increase Shares 24.6% 13F value change +$6.7M
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-17
Major increase Shares 20.0% 13F value change +$6.6M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Major increase Shares 15.2% 13F value change +$325,783
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 28,423 Last 4 periods +49,741 (+175.0%) Total shares 78,164 Value $39.1M
Giverny Capital Francois Rochon 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-13
Minor increase Shares 3.0% 13F value change +$822,163
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-14
Minor reduction Shares -0.4% 13F value change +$124,716
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-13
Minor increase Shares 3.7% 13F value change +$648,250
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Minor reduction Shares -2.4% 13F value change -$2.4M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 27,043 Last 4 periods +1,023 (+3.8%) Total shares 28,066 Value $14.0M
Baron Capital Ron Baron 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-14
Minor increase Shares 5.0% 13F value change +$3.6M
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-14
Minor increase Shares 0.2% 13F value change +$730,953
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-17
Minor reduction Shares -10.6% 13F value change -$5.2M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Minor reduction Shares -0.3% 13F value change -$5.8M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 84,998 Last 4 periods -5,244 (-6.2%) Total shares 79,754 Value $39.8M
Valley Forge Capital Management Dev Kantesaria 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-14
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-14
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-17
Minor increase Shares 0.2% 13F value change +$4.6M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Minor increase Shares 0.0% 13F value change -$105.9M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 1,484,772 Last 4 periods +2,724 (+0.2%) Total shares 1,487,496 Value $743.2M
Triple Frond Partners 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
New Shares - 13F value change +$87.7M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 0 Last 4 periods +175,472 (New) Total shares 175,472 Value $87.7M
Eagle Capital Management 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
New Shares - 13F value change +$312.1M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 0 Last 4 periods +624,540 (New) Total shares 624,540 Value $312.1M
Alkeon Capital Management 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-14
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-14
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-17
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 778,465 Last 4 periods +0 (0.0%) Total shares 778,465 Value $389.0M
Stockbridge Partners 1 filing periods
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
New Shares - 13F value change +$102.9M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 0 Last 4 periods +205,974 (New) Total shares 205,974 Value $102.9M
Soroban Capital Partners Eric Mandelblatt 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-14
Minor increase Shares 12.5% 13F value change +$77.3M
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-14
Minor increase Shares 5.9% 13F value change +$42.1M
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-17
Major increase Shares 72.0% 13F value change +$449.7M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-15
Major increase Shares 30.5% 13F value change +$156.9M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-15
Base shares 922,216 Last 4 periods +1,542,283 (+167.2%) Total shares 2,464,499 Value $1.2B
Akre Capital Management Chuck Akre 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-14
Minor reduction Shares -1.1% 13F value change +$25.9M
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-13
Minor reduction Shares -4.2% 13F value change -$56.8M
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-13
Minor reduction Shares -4.8% 13F value change -$79.3M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-14
Major reduction Shares -24.1% 13F value change -$575.9M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-14
Base shares 3,331,076 Last 4 periods -1,049,970 (-31.5%) Total shares 2,281,106 Value $1.1B
Polen Capital Management 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-13
Minor reduction Shares -6.8% 13F value change -$78.8M
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-12
Minor reduction Shares -8.4% 13F value change -$122.1M
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-12
Major reduction Shares -22.2% 13F value change -$342.3M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-14
Major reduction Shares -27.7% 13F value change -$446.8M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-14
Base shares 3,211,209 Last 4 periods -1,669,821 (-52.0%) Total shares 1,541,388 Value $770.2M
Weitz Investment Management Wallace Weitz 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-12
Minor reduction Shares -7.8% 13F value change -$5.4M
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-10
Minor reduction Shares -5.6% 13F value change -$4.1M
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-12
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-14
Minor reduction Shares -5.7% 13F value change -$15.6M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-14
Base shares 179,070 Last 4 periods -32,070 (-17.9%) Total shares 147,000 Value $73.5M
Gardner Russo & Quinn Thomas Russo 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-13
Minor reduction Shares -1.9% 13F value change +$5.0M
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-12
Minor reduction Shares -3.7% 13F value change -$24.1M
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-12
Minor reduction Shares -2.1% 13F value change -$16.2M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-13
Minor reduction Shares -1.9% 13F value change -$128.4M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-13
Base shares 1,716,374 Last 4 periods -161,233 (-9.4%) Total shares 1,555,141 Value $777.0M
Vulcan Value Partners C.T. Fitzpatrick 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-13
Major reduction Shares -23.8% 13F value change -$61.0M
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-10
Minor increase Shares 6.5% 13F value change +$11.4M
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-09
Minor reduction Shares -3.7% 13F value change -$8.8M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-11
Minor reduction Shares -14.7% 13F value change -$64.9M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-11
Base shares 574,345 Last 4 periods -191,166 (-33.3%) Total shares 383,179 Value $191.5M
Baillie Gifford legacy James Anderson 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-06
Minor reduction Shares -2.5% 13F value change -$241,257
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-10-31
Minor reduction Shares -2.0% 13F value change -$6.9M
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-01-23
Minor reduction Shares -6.1% 13F value change -$51.3M
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-08
Minor reduction Shares -6.7% 13F value change -$153.3M
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-08
Base shares 1,631,605 Last 4 periods -265,494 (-16.3%) Total shares 1,366,111 Value $682.6M
Markel Group Tom Gayner 4 filing periods
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-01
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-10-31
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-06
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
13F 2026-03-31 Filed 2026-05-01
Unchanged Shares 0.0% 13F value change $0
Settlement As of 13F 2026-03-31 · Filed 2026-05-01
Base shares 207,540 Last 4 periods +0 (0.0%) Total shares 207,540 Value $103.7M
Oakmark / Harris Associates Bill Nygren 4 filing periods
13F 2025-03-31 Filed 2025-05-15
New Shares - 13F value change +$70.9M
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-14
Minor reduction Shares -1.7% 13F value change +$530,033
13F 2025-09-30 Filed 2025-11-14
Minor reduction Shares -1.0% 13F value change +$172,524
13F 2025-12-31 Filed 2026-02-17
Minor reduction Shares -5.4% 13F value change -$3.6M
Settlement As of 13F 2025-12-31 · Filed 2026-02-17
Base shares 0 Last 4 periods +119,031 (New) Total shares 119,031 Value $68.0M
Fundsmith Terry Smith 2 filing periods
13F 2025-03-31 Filed 2025-05-15
New Shares - 13F value change +$27.1M
13F 2025-06-30 Filed 2025-08-14
Major reduction Shares -44.1% 13F value change -$11.6M
Settlement As of 13F 2025-06-30 · Filed 2025-08-14
Base shares 0 Last 4 periods +27,663 (New) Total shares 27,663 Value $15.5M

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