Mastercard (MA) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.58% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.58%.
TTM buyback yield
2.58%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.58%
5Y share count change
-10.7%
TTM buyback spend
$13.23B
SBC coverage (TTM)
27.29x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 27.29x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11.73B | $597.00M | $11.13B | 0.90B | -3.1% | 2.29% |
| 2024 | $11.04B | $526.00M | $10.51B | 0.93B | -2.0% | 2.29% |
| 2023 | $9.03B | $460.00M | $8.57B | 0.95B | -2.6% | 2.26% |
| 2022 | $8.75B | $295.00M | $8.46B | 0.97B | -2.1% | 2.62% |
| 2021 | $5.90B | $273.00M | $5.63B | 0.99B | -1.4% | 1.67% |
| 2020 | $4.47B | $254.00M | $4.22B | 1.01B | -1.6% | 1.26% |
| 2019 | $6.50B | $250.00M | $6.25B | 1.02B | -2.4% | 2.16% |
| 2018 | $4.93B | $196.00M | $4.74B | 1.05B | -2.3% | 2.53% |
| 2017 | $3.76B | $176.00M | $3.59B | 1.07B | -2.6% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | $3.51B | $101.00M | $3.41B | 1.10B | -3.2% | 3.13% |
| 2015 | $3.52B | $80.00M | $3.44B | 1.14B | -2.7% | 3.22% |
| 2014 | $3.39B | $15.00M | $3.37B | 1.17B | -3.8% | 3.41% |
| 2013 | $2.44B | $63.00M | $2.38B | 1.22B | -3.4% | 2.41% |
| 2012 | $1.75B | $42.00M | $1.71B | 1.26B | -2.0% | 2.87% |
| 2011 | $1.15B | $35.00M | $1.11B | 1.28B | -2.0% | 2.42% |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $22.00M | −$22.00M | 1.31B | 0.8% | — |
| 2009 | $4.62M | $88.00M | −$83.38M | 1.30B | -0.1% | 0.01% |
| 2008 | $649.47M | $60.97M | $588.50M | 1.30B | -4.1% | 3.51% |
| 2007 | $600.53M | $15.43M | $585.10M | 1.36B | -0.1% | 2.12% |
| 2006 | $1.80B | $0.00 | $1.80B | 1.36B | 0.6% | 13.47% |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.35B | 34.9% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.00B | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.00B | 16.0% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.86B | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.72B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)92% of headroom
Headroom $14.34B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Mastercard buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Mastercard (MA) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Mastercard spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $13.23B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Mastercard's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.58% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Mastercard's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.58% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Mastercard diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Mastercard's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -10.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).