Mastercardvs.Visa
MA vs V · both in Payment rails & networks, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: The networks and processors that take a fee every time a card is swiped — the fee engine.
Visa is about 1.4× larger than Mastercard by market cap; year to date, Visa leads (−0.5% vs −7.7%).
Side by side
| MA | V | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $465B | $658B |
| Price | $534.02 | $354.10 |
| Today | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| Return YTD | −7.7% | −0.5% |
| Return 1Y | −6.5% | −1.9% |
| P/E | 29.9 | 29.6 |
| P/S | 13.7 | 15.3 |
| P/B | 69.3 | 18.4 |
Data as of 2026-07-13 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
MastercardMA
The second global card network, a near-duopoly with Visa. Fee-based, capital-light and highly profitable, expanding into data and value-added services.
Full MA profile →VisaV
The world's largest card network — it does not lend, it takes a small fee on the value of every transaction that runs across its rails. A toll on global spending.
Full V profile →More comparisons in Payment rails & networks
See where MA and V sit in the full Banks, payments & capital markets map — every segment from suppliers to end markets.Open the Finance value chain →