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Mastercard Inc. MA reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results on Thursday, prompting a wave of upward revisions from Wall Street analysts who cited accelerating growth in value-added services (VAS) and solid international volume trends as key drivers of future performance.
Mastercard Incorporated MA reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results on Thursday.
Mastercard Incorporated delivered another quarter of double-digit growth, beating estimates and demonstrating resilient core business and expanding high-margin value-added services. Despite a premium valuation, Mastercard's consistent outperformance, margin expansion, and innovation justify a 'Strong Buy' rating in my view. Raised guidance and robust international growth support my conviction that Mastercard remains a top-tier compounder for both new and existing investors.
MA tops Q2 estimates with 16% EPS growth as travel and leisure spending lifts volumes and value-added services surge.
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA ) Q2 2025 Earnings Call July 31, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Devin Corr - Executive Vice President of Investor Relations Michael Miebach - CEO & Director Sachin Mehra - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Christopher Nathaniel Svensson - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Craig Jared Maurer - Unidentified Company Financial Technology Partners LP - Unidentified Company Darrin David Peller - Wolfe Research, LLC David John Koning - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Fahed Irshad Kunwar - Redburn (Europe) Limited, Research Division Harshita Rawat - Sanford C.
Pre-market and bond yield numbers appear to be in reaction to this morning's economic posts.
As global payments evolve, the companies and global networks supporting the landscape are evolving in turn. That was the key trendline shared Thursday (July 31) by Mastercard leadership during the company's second-quarter earnings call.
Although the revenue and EPS for MasterCard (MA) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
MasterCard (MA) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.15 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.59 per share a year ago.