---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001141391-26-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MA"
cik: "0001141391"
company_name: "Mastercard Inc"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:33:14.229137+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mastercard Q1 2026: net income $3.9B, EPS $4.35; revenue $8.4B +16% YoY

## Summary
- GAAP net income $3.9B, diluted EPS $4.35; adjusted net income $4.1B, adjusted EPS $4.60.
- Net revenue $8.4B, up 16% reported, 12% currency-neutral.
- Gross dollar volume +7% (local currency), cross-border volume +13%, switched transactions +9%.
- Value-added services revenue +22% reported, +18% currency-neutral.
- Repurchased 7.8M shares for $4.0B in Q1; $11.7B remaining under buyback programs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001141391-26-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MA
- cik: 0001141391
- company_name: Mastercard Inc
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141391/000114139126000029/0001141391-26-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141391/000114139126000029/ma-20260430.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001141391-26-000029
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001141391-26-000029.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001141391-26-000029.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Mastercard Inc reported first quarter 2026 results: net income First quarter adjusted net income of $4.1 billion, EPS adjusted diluted EPS of $4.60.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Net income: First quarter adjusted net income of $4.1 billion
  - EPS: adjusted diluted EPS of $4.60
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results • First qu arter net inc ome of $3.9 billion, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $4.35 • First quarter adjusted net income of $4.1 billion, and adjusted diluted EPS of $4.60 • First quarter net reven ue of $8.4 billion, an increase of 16%, or 12% on a currency-neutral basis • First quarter gross dollar volume up 7%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141391/000114139126000029/0001141391-26-000029-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Mastercard Inc reported first quarter 2026 results: net income First quarter adjusted net income of $4.1 billion, EPS adjusted diluted EPS of $4.60.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Net income: First quarter adjusted net income of $4.1 billion
  - EPS: adjusted diluted EPS of $4.60
  - Result: reported results
  source text: First quarter adjusted net income of $4.1 billion, and adjusted diluted EPS of $4.60
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141391/000114139126000029/0001141391-26-000029-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.