Mastercard Incorporated (MA) FY2026 Q1 Statement of Cash Flows

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Statement of Cash Flows

2026-01-01 to 2026-03-31

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Mastercard Incorporated cash flow reconciliation, Jan 1, 2026 through Mar 31, 2026One connected Sankey reconciles operating, investing and financing net cash flows through a shared cash pool, from beginning cash to ending cash. Ribbons flow left to right on one dollar scale. Activity totals are dark gray; beginning and ending cash are blue. Cash basis for beginning and ending balances and net cash change: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Intermediate calculation bars are lighter gray. Net income is green for profit and red for loss. Identified asset purchases, sales and maturities are blue in either cash direction. Orange marks positive customer-advance and deferred-revenue changes that add to operating cash in the reconciliation. These are net changes, not gross customer receipts. Negative changes are neutral reconciliation adjustments; they do not by themselves identify cash payments. Purple identifies capital transactions such as borrowing, repayments, share issuance and dividends. Free cash flow is a separate comparison, not an added cash flow. Read chart description and values below for full signed amounts, including zero items.Net income → Net cash from operating activities: $2,999,000,000.00Net income → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $883,000,000.00Amortization of customer incentives → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $620,000,000.00Net change in other assets and liabilities → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $468,000,000.00Depreciation and amortization → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $299,000,000.00Restricted security deposits held for customers → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $199,000,000.00Deferred income taxes → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $193,000,000.00Share-based compensation → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $136,000,000.00Settlement obligations → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $135,000,000.00(Gains) losses on equity investments, net → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $66,000,000.00Accrued expenses → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $39,000,000.00Other → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $17,000,000.00Accounts payable → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $14,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Prepaid expenses: $2,061,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Accrued litigation and legal settlements: $461,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Settlement assets: $437,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Accounts receivable: $110,000,000.00Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available-for-sale → investing reconciliation: $44,000,000.00Proceeds from sales of investment securities available-for-sale → investing reconciliation: $24,000,000.00Proceeds from maturities of investments held-to-maturity → investing reconciliation: $13,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Capitalized software: $181,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Purchases of property and equipment: $154,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale: $68,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Other investing activities: $40,000,000.00Net cash used in financing activities → financing reconciliation: $5,005,000,000.00Cash proceeds from employee stock plans → financing reconciliation: $11,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Purchases of treasury stock: $4,035,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Dividends paid: $777,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Tax withholdings related to share-based payments: $204,000,000.00Net cash used in investing activities → investing reconciliation: $362,000,000.00Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash → Cash sources and uses: $13,248,000,000.00Net cash from operating activities → Cash sources and uses: $2,999,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Exchange-rate effect: $116,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Ending cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $10,764,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Net cash used in investing activities: $362,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Net cash used in financing activities: $5,005,000,000.00Net income: $3,882,000,000.00Net income+$3.88 BAmortization of customer incentives: $620,000,000.00Customer incentive amort.+$620.00 MDepreciation and amortization: $299,000,000.00D&A and accretion+$299.00 M(Gains) losses on equity investments, net: $66,000,000.00Realized equity gain & loss+$66.00 MShare-based compensation: $136,000,000.00Stock-based compensation+$136.00 MDeferred income taxes: $193,000,000.00Deferred income taxes+$193.00 MOther: $17,000,000.00Other non-cash items+$17.00 MAccounts receivable: -$110,000,000.00Accounts receivable−$110.00 MSettlement assets: -$437,000,000.00Settlement assets−$437.00 MPrepaid expenses: -$2,061,000,000.00Prepaid expenses−$2.06 BAccrued litigation and legal settlements: -$461,000,000.00Accrued litigation & settlements−$461.00 MRestricted security deposits held for customers: $199,000,000.00Deferred revenue+$199.00 MAccounts payable: $14,000,000.00Accounts payable+$14.00 MSettlement obligations: $135,000,000.00Settlement obligations+$135.00 MAccrued expenses: $39,000,000.00Accrued liabilities+$39.00 MNet change in other assets and liabilities: $468,000,000.00Other working capital, net+$468.00 MNet cash from operating activities: $2,999,000,000.00Operating cash+$3.00 BOperating adjustments reconciliation: $3,069,000,000.00Purchases of treasury stock: -$4,035,000,000.00Common stock repurchases−$4.04 BDividends paid: -$777,000,000.00Dividends paid−$777.00 MProceeds from debt, net: $0.00Payment of debt: $0.00Tax withholdings related to share-based payments: -$204,000,000.00Stock-award tax withholding−$204.00 MCash proceeds from employee stock plans: $11,000,000.00Stock option exercises+$11.00 MNet cash used in financing activities: -$5,005,000,000.00. Cash required to fund net payments.Financing cash−$5.01 Bfinancing reconciliation: $5,016,000,000.00Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available-for-sale: $44,000,000.00AFS securities maturities+$44.00 MProceeds from maturities of investments held-to-maturity: $13,000,000.00HTM securities maturities+$13.00 MProceeds from sales of investment securities available-for-sale: $24,000,000.00AFS securities sales+$24.00 MPurchases of investments held-to-maturity: $0.00Purchases of property and equipment: -$154,000,000.00PP&E purchases−$154.00 MPurchases of investment securities available-for-sale: -$68,000,000.00AFS securities purchases−$68.00 MOther investing activities: -$40,000,000.00Other investing, net−$40.00 MCapitalized software: -$181,000,000.00Software purchases−$181.00 MNet cash used in investing activities: -$362,000,000.00. Cash required to fund net payments.Investing cash−$362.00 Minvesting reconciliation: $443,000,000.00Cash sources and uses: $16,247,000,000.00Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $13,248,000,000.00Beginning cash$13.25 BEnding cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: $10,764,000,000.00Ending cash$10.76 BExchange-rate effect: -$116,000,000.00FX effect−$116.00 MCASH RECONCILIATIONOperatingflowsInvestingflowsFinancingflowsFree cash flow$2.85 BOperating cash − cash spent on PP&ECash flow / Net income0.77×Operating cash flow ÷ net incomeNet cash change−$2.48 BEnding cash − beginning cash
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Mastercard Incorporated cash flow reconciliation, Jan 1, 2026 through Mar 31, 2026

Cash flows for Jan 1, 2026 through Mar 31, 2026. Cash basis: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Beginning cash: Dec 31, 2025. Ending cash: Mar 31, 2026. Beginning and ending cash are dated balances. Positive cash flows add cash; negative cash flows reduce it.

Beginning cash on Dec 31, 2025
13,248,000,000 US dollars. Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Operating activities
2,999,000,000 US dollars. Net cash provided.
Net income
3,882,000,000 US dollars
Amortization of customer incentives
620,000,000 US dollars
Depreciation and amortization
299,000,000 US dollars
(Gains) losses on equity investments, net
66,000,000 US dollars
Share-based compensation
136,000,000 US dollars
Deferred income taxes
193,000,000 US dollars
Other
17,000,000 US dollars
Accounts receivable
negative 110,000,000 US dollars
Settlement assets
negative 437,000,000 US dollars
Prepaid expenses
negative 2,061,000,000 US dollars
Accrued litigation and legal settlements
negative 461,000,000 US dollars
Restricted security deposits held for customers
199,000,000 US dollars
Accounts payable
14,000,000 US dollars
Settlement obligations
135,000,000 US dollars
Accrued expenses
39,000,000 US dollars
Net change in other assets and liabilities
468,000,000 US dollars
Investing activities
negative 362,000,000 US dollars. Net cash used.
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available-for-sale
44,000,000 US dollars
Proceeds from maturities of investments held-to-maturity
13,000,000 US dollars
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available-for-sale
24,000,000 US dollars
Purchases of investments held-to-maturity
0 US dollars
Purchases of property and equipment
negative 154,000,000 US dollars
Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale
negative 68,000,000 US dollars
Other investing activities
negative 40,000,000 US dollars
Capitalized software
negative 181,000,000 US dollars
Financing activities
negative 5,005,000,000 US dollars. Net cash used.
Purchases of treasury stock
negative 4,035,000,000 US dollars
Dividends paid
negative 777,000,000 US dollars
Proceeds from debt, net
0 US dollars
Payment of debt
0 US dollars
Tax withholdings related to share-based payments
negative 204,000,000 US dollars
Cash proceeds from employee stock plans
11,000,000 US dollars
Operating adjustment reconciliation
3,069,000,000 US dollars. Intermediate calculation joining the operating reconciliation branches. Its gross amount includes any portion of net income routed through this junction. It is not an additional cash source or use.
financing gross reconciliation
5,016,000,000 US dollars. Gross amount at the activity's junction before offsetting its receipts and deductions. It is not an additional cash source or use.
investing gross reconciliation
443,000,000 US dollars. Gross amount at the activity's junction before offsetting its receipts and deductions. It is not an additional cash source or use.
Exchange-rate effect
negative 116,000,000 US dollars
Ending cash on Mar 31, 2026
10,764,000,000 US dollars. Ending cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Cash sources and uses
16,247,000,000 US dollars. Opening cash plus net sources, equal to net uses plus ending cash.
Net cash change
negative 2,484,000,000 US dollars. Ending cash minus beginning cash.
Cash flow / Net income
0.77×. Operating cash flow divided by reconciliation net income for the same period. Black from 0.90× through 1.10×; green above 1.10×; red below 0.90×. Color uses the unrounded ratio.
Operating cash flow
2,999,000,000 US dollars. Operating cash flow used in the free cash flow calculation.
Cash purchases of property, plant and equipment
154,000,000 US dollars. These cash purchases are already included in investing activities above.
Free cash flow
2,845,000,000 US dollars. A supplemental measure; finance-lease payments are excluded from this definition.

Chart connections

  • Beginning cash plus operating, investing and financing cash flows plus the exchange-rate effect equals ending cash. Negative amounts reduce cash.
  • Financing contributions meet at a reconciliation junction before connecting to the net cash total.
  • Investing contributions meet at a reconciliation junction before connecting to the net cash total.
  • Operating reconciliation adjustments are not all independent cash receipts.
  • Net income exceeds operating cash. The diagram allocates $3.00B of net income directly to operating cash and $883.00M to the adjustment junction, where it combines with other additions to reconcile deductions. This is an accounting presentation, not a tracing of cash receipts.
  • Each activity has one net cash bar connected to the shared cash pool. Positive activity totals enter the pool; negative activity totals leave the pool to fund that activity's net payments. The central pool does not assign a particular funding source to a particular payment.
  • The intermediate calculation bars include both sides of the displayed activity breakdowns; they are not additional cash flows.
  • Operating cash flow minus cash purchases of property, plant and equipment equals free cash flow: 2,999,000,000 US dollars minus 154,000,000 US dollars equals 2,845,000,000 US dollars.
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