---
title: "Mastercard Incorporated (MA) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/ma
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-10-10
ticker: MA
sector: "Financial Services"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Mastercard Incorporated (MA) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Mastercard Incorporated (MA) stock analysis", 2026-10-10. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/ma
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## Key facts

- As of October 10, 2026, Mastercard Incorporated (MA) trades at $589.14, up 4.4% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $464.52 to $601.23; the price is 2.0% below that high.
- It is 2.1% below its all-time high of $601.77, reached in August 2025.
- Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +474.7%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
- It sits 10.7% above its 200-day average of $532.26, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 17.3% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 31.6 and a dividend yield of 0.59%.

## About Mastercard Incorporated

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is a financial services company operating in credit services. Rate cycles, credit quality, and capital returns usually drive relative performance. This analysis page tracks valuation context, trend strength, and downside risk over time.

## What the chart is saying

In an uptrend, 2.0% under its 1-year high with no resistance above.

- Price is 3.0% above its 50-day average and 10.7% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-08-14 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 65 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- Nothing above has stopped it this year; the nearest floor is $584.12 (-0.9%).

### Support and resistance

- Support near $584.12, 0.9% below the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).
- Support near $569.81, 3.3% below the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).

## Which ETFs hold it

MA is in 8 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLF: 5.95% of the fund, holding #4 of 76.

- [XLF holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/xlf/holdings): 5.95% of the fund, holding #4 of 76 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [VIG holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vig/holdings): 2.03% of the fund, holding #9 of 333 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [JEPI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/jepi/holdings): 1.77% of the fund, holding #7 of 119 (J.P. Morgan, September 24, 2026)
- [VUG holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vug/holdings): 1.27% of the fund, holding #13 of 147 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [VOO holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/voo/holdings): 0.72% of the fund, holding #18 of 505 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [SPY holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/spy/holdings): 0.69% of the fund, holding #21 of 504 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [IVV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ivv/holdings): 0.69% of the fund, holding #21 of 503 (iShares, September 24, 2026)
- [VTI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vti/holdings): 0.63% of the fund, holding #18 of 3,503 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)

Source: each issuer's full holdings file (August 31 to September 24, 2026), matched on the company's ISIN.

## Famous investors who hold it

MA is in the latest 13F of 3 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Bill Ackman (Pershing Square) holds the most of it: 5.61% of the portfolio, position #9 of 14, as of Q2 2026.

- [Bill Ackman (Pershing Square)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/ACKMAN): 5.61% of the portfolio, position #9 of 14 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [Terry Smith (Fundsmith)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/SMITH): 4.69% of the portfolio, position #6 of 41 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [George Soros (Soros Fund Management)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/SOROS): 0.19% of the portfolio, position #119 of 261 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)

Source: each investor's latest Form 13F filed with the SEC (Q2 2026); long US positions, shares only, as a share of everything the filing reports.

## Compare

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