MA Stock — Mastercard Inc.

Mastercard Inc. (MA)

MA is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.59%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.57%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 14211.5% over the past 20.3 years, 13437.8 points ahead of SPY at 773.7%.

At the current 0.59% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $59 per year, or $4.92 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Mastercard is a global technology company that provides payment processing, transaction services, and related financial solutions for consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and businesses. The company operates under the Mastercard, Maestro, and Cirrus brands and offers a broad range of products including debit and credit payment systems, prepaid programs, cross-border payment flows, security solutions, and business intelligence services. It pays a modest quarterly dividend with a low distribution rate.

MA performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 14211.5% over the past 20.3 years, 13437.8 points ahead of SPY at 773.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.9%.

MA key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.59%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/25/2006

Distribution rate

0.59%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.57%

5-year average yield

0.54

Last close

$595.30

Market cap

$524,265,619,456

Average volume

1881012.0

Last dividend

$0.8700

Ex-dividend date

07/09/2026

Payment date

08/07/2026

Beta

0.735

Payout ratio

0.1794

P/E ratio

33.0099

Forward P/E

30.3951

EPS

$18.13

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.59%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.57%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MA risks and drawbacks

MA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.9%.

Who may consider MA — and who may not

MA may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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