MA P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
MA's p/e ratio is lower than 83% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
MA P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of MA’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 25.6 to 60.6, averaging 38.9.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27.3 | 30.5 | 35.1 | 31.9 |
| 2025 | 33.7 | 38.1 | 41.5 | 34.6 |
| 2024 | 32.8 | 37.4 | 41.3 | 37.9 |
| 2023 | 31.7 | 36.4 | 39.2 | 37.2 |
| 2022 | 28.3 | 35.8 | 45.3 | 34.7 |
| 2021 | 37.7 | 51.0 | 60.6 | 41.0 |
| 2020 | 25.6 | 42.2 | 55.9 | 55.9 |
| 2019 | 32.4 | 41.1 | 45.0 | 37.6 |
| 2018 | 33.7 | 45.0 | 50.2 | 33.7 |
| 2017 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 35.9 | 35.2 |
| 2016 | 27.7 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 28.5 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is MA P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Mastercard Incorporated's P/E ratio is currently 31.9, which is historically cheap relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for MA is approximately 37.9. See all MA valuation metrics →
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