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 (+7.0% vs +0.7%).
Side by side
| MA | V | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $508B | $707B |
| Price | $589.14 | $385.45 |
| Today | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| Return YTD | +0.7% | +7.0% |
| Return 1Y | −0.3% | +6.8% |
| Since July 13, 2026 | +9.6% | +7.7% |
| P/E | 31.2 | 31.3 |
| P/S | 14.5 | 15.9 |
| P/B | 90.5 | 20.1 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since July 13, 2026: the change in the closing price from the first session with a close for both companies. Sectivia records these closes itself, starting June 26, 2026.
The two companies
MastercardMA
The second card network, in a near-duopoly with Visa. Capital-light and fee-based.
Full MA profile →VisaV
Visa lends nothing. It takes a small cut of the value of every transaction that crosses its rails, which makes it a toll on global spending rather than a lender.
Full V profile →More MA & V comparisons
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