Mastercard Incorporated, based in Purchase near New York, is a listed payment service provider and employed around 18,600 people in 2019. Alongside VISA, Mastercard is one of the two major international companies for payment cards (credit cards, debit cards and prepaid cards).
Mastercard issues licenses to banks all over the world for the issuance of their cards (issuing licenses) and for the recruitment of contractors (acquiring licenses). The acceptance of the Mastercard is around 35 million contracting companies and around one million cash payment offices worldwide (as of 2014).
Operating Margin for Mastercard (MA)
Operating Margin as of April 2024 (TTM): 53.91%
According to Mastercard's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current Operating Margin is 53.91%. At the end of 2022 the company had an Operating Margin of 54.88%.
Operating Margin history for Mastercard from 2003 to 2023
Operating Margin at the end of each year
| Year | Operating Margin | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 54.88% | -3.49% |
| 2021 | 56.86% | 6.89% |
| 2020 | 53.20% | -9.78% |
| 2019 | 58.96% | 19.29% |
| 2018 | 49.43% | -7.47% |
| 2017 | 53.42% | 0.27% |
| 2016 | 53.28% | 2.61% |
| 2015 | 51.92% | -4.07% |
| 2014 | 54.12% | 0.07% |
| 2013 | 54.09% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 53.47% | 29.56% |
| 2011 | 41.27% | -18.62% |
| 2010 | 50.71% | 10.82% |
| 2009 | 45.76% | -916.9% |
| 2008 | -5.60% | -120.56% |
| 2007 | 27.24% | 294.82% |
| 2006 | 6.90% | -48.45% |
| 2005 | 13.38% | 0.12% |
| 2004 | 13.37% | -154.36% |
| 2003 | -24.59% | -427.62% |
| 2002 | 7.51% | -50.12% |
| 2001 | 15.05% |
Operating Margin for similar companies or competitors
| Company | Operating Margin | Operating Margin differencediff. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Visa V | 63.67% | 18.10% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 PayPal PYPL | 17.73% | -67.11% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Western Union WU | 22.53% | -58.21% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Worldline WLN.PA | 6.73% | -87.52% | 🇫🇷 France |
 WEX WEX | 18.11% | -66.41% | 🇺🇸 USA |
What is a company's Operating Margin
The operating margin is a key indicator to assess the profitability of a company. Higher operating margins are generaly better as they show that a company is able to sell its products or services for much more than their production costs. The operating margin is calculated by dividing a company's earnings by its revenue.