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Mastercard (NEOE:MA) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 26.42 (As of Jul. 17, 2025)


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What is Mastercard Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-17), Mastercard's current share price is C$34.35. Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was C$1.30. Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 26.42.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NEOE:MA' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.09   Med: 24.91   Max: 35.89
Current: 26.65

During the past years, Mastercard's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 35.89. The lowest was 15.09. And the median was 24.91.

NEOE:MA's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
92.33% of 404 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 3.015 vs NEOE:MA: 26.65

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Mastercard's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$0.524. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is C$1.30 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Mastercard Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Mastercard Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Mastercard Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 32.92 27.85 22.75 24.28 26.27

Mastercard Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 26.29 23.33 25.34 26.27 26.30

Competitive Comparison of Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Mastercard Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=34.35/1.30
=26.42

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Mastercard's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Mastercard's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=0.524/134.9266*134.9266
=0.524

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Mastercard Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 0.119 100.684 0.159
201509 0.136 100.392 0.183
201512 0.140 99.792 0.189
201603 0.134 100.470 0.180
201606 0.145 101.688 0.192
201609 0.158 101.861 0.209
201612 0.155 101.863 0.205
201703 0.156 102.862 0.205
201706 0.174 103.349 0.227
201709 0.180 104.136 0.233
201712 0.183 104.011 0.237
201803 0.202 105.290 0.259
201806 0.211 106.317 0.268
201809 0.224 106.507 0.284
201812 0.227 105.998 0.289
201903 0.232 107.251 0.292
201906 0.245 108.070 0.306
201909 0.267 108.329 0.333
201912 0.264 108.420 0.329
202003 0.255 108.902 0.316
202006 0.206 108.767 0.256
202009 0.232 109.815 0.285
202012 0.243 109.897 0.298
202103 0.241 111.754 0.291
202106 0.256 114.631 0.301
202109 0.294 115.734 0.343
202112 0.312 117.630 0.358
202203 0.307 121.301 0.341
202206 0.333 125.017 0.359
202209 0.365 125.227 0.393
202212 0.378 125.222 0.407
202303 0.379 127.348 0.402
202306 0.404 128.729 0.423
202309 0.431 129.860 0.448
202312 0.431 129.419 0.449
202403 0.423 131.776 0.433
202406 0.472 132.554 0.480
202409 0.497 133.029 0.504
202412 0.535 133.157 0.542
202503 0.524 134.927 0.524

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Mastercard  (NEOE:MA) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Mastercard Business Description

Address
2000 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY, USA, 10577
Mastercard is the second-largest payment processor in the world, having processed close to $10 trillion in volume during 2024. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.