Mastercard outperforms Wall Street estimates in Q1, shares inch higher

Published 01/05/2025, 13:14
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Investing.com -- Mastercard (NYSE:MA) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped analyst expectations, leading to a share price rise of more than 1% in premarket trading.

The payments processing giant posted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.73, surpassing the consensus estimate of $3.57.

Net revenue came in at $7.25 billion, up 17% on a currency-neutral basis, and also ahead of the $7.13 billion forecast.

"Our steady drumbeat of innovation continues. We launched Mastercard Agent Pay, our new Agentic Payments Program, and will work with companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and OpenAI," said Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard.

"And we announced a strategic partnership with Corpay to deliver an enhanced suite of corporate cross-border payment solutions. While there is uncertainty in the world, we’ve built a diversified, resilient business model and proven strategy that enables us to effectively navigate various economic environments.”

Mastercard’s cross-border volumes in the quarter rose 15% year over year, falling short of the 17.4% estimate.

Purchase volume totaled $1.99 trillion, compared to expectations of $2.04 trillion. Gross Dollar Volume reached $2.42 trillion, just below the projected $2.48 trillion.

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