Mastercard 1Q Profit, Sales Rise as Payment Network Arm Grows

Published: 2026-04-30 08:36:24 ET MA

Published on 04/30/2026 at 08:36 am EDT

By Katherine Hamilton

Mastercard recorded higher profit and sales in the first quarter, driven by growth in its payment network business.

The credit-card company on Thursday posted a profit of $3.88 billion, or $4.35 a share, in the quarter ended March 31, compared with $3.28 billion, or $3.59 a share, a year earlier.

Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were $4.60, ahead of the $4.41 anticipated by analysts, according to FactSet.

Revenue rose 16% to $8.40 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast revenue of $8.26 billion.

Sales were boosted by an increase in payment network revenue, Mastercard said. There was a 7% increase in gross dollar volume and a 13% jump in cross-border volume within the payment network segment.

The company's value-added services and solutions business, which includes fraud prevention and data analytics, also had higher revenue, driven by growth in security, digital and authentication services.

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