Mastercard (MA)
NYSEFinancialsFinancial - Credit ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-14
$574.42+0.92%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NYSEFinancialsFinancial - Credit ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Financials is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — EPS grows at least 20% YoY: EPS +20.0% vs 20.0% target.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 16% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationRelatively steady — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskMastercard's growth in digital payments and its recent earnings trajectory support a strong investment case. Revenue grew 14% year over year, and the latest quarter beat expectations. It trades at 30× P/E versus a peer median of 12×, indicating that the price reflects less growth than forecasted. The primary risk is the potential for a guidance cut, with a 16% probability of missing next-quarter estimates. Peer multiples imply a price about 3% below where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. MA is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 41 analysts currently covering MA (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 12 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for MA in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Transaction & Payment Processing Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $574.42
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $574.42.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
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