Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 80 recorded MA dividend payments, running from October 5, 2006 to July 9, 2026 — 21 calendar years. Together those payments total $21.55 per share. MA has most often paid quarterly.
MA has increased its payment rate for 14 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the MA payment rate compounded at +13.7% a year, and +16.9% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 21 years of recorded history, MA's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
MA dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.04 | 4 | $0.760 | +15.2% |
| 2024 | $2.64 | 4 | $0.660 | +15.8% |
| 2023 | $2.28 | 4 | $0.570 | +16.3% |
| 2022 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | $1.76 | 4 | $0.440 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | $1.60 | 4 | $0.400 | +21.2% |
| 2019 | $1.32 | 4 | $0.330 | +32.0% |
| 2018 | $1.00 | 4 | $0.250 | +13.6% |
| 2017 | $0.880 | 4 | $0.220 | +15.8% |
| 2016 | $0.760 | 4 | $0.190 | +18.8% |
| 2015 | $0.640 | 4 | $0.160 | +45.5% |
| 2014 | $0.440 | 4 | $0.110 | +83.3% |
| 2013 | $0.210 | 4 | $0.0600 | +100.0% |
| 2012 | $0.105 | 4 | $0.0300 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | $0.0600 | 4 | $0.0150 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | $0.0600 | 4 | $0.0150 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | $0.0600 | 4 | $0.0150 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | $0.0600 | 4 | $0.0150 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | $0.0540 | 4 | $0.0150 | — |
| 2006 | $0.0090 | 1 (timing) | $0.0090 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than MA's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent MA dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 9, 2026 | $0.870 |
| April 9, 2026 | $0.870 |
| January 9, 2026 | $0.870 |
| October 9, 2025 | $0.760 |
| July 9, 2025 | $0.760 |
| April 9, 2025 | $0.760 |
| January 10, 2025 | $0.760 |
| October 9, 2024 | $0.660 |
| July 9, 2024 | $0.660 |
| April 8, 2024 | $0.660 |
| January 8, 2024 | $0.660 |
| October 5, 2023 | $0.570 |
| July 6, 2023 | $0.570 |
| April 5, 2023 | $0.570 |
| January 6, 2023 | $0.570 |
| October 6, 2022 | $0.490 |
| July 7, 2022 | $0.490 |
| April 7, 2022 | $0.490 |
| January 6, 2022 | $0.490 |
| October 7, 2021 | $0.440 |
| July 8, 2021 | $0.440 |
| April 8, 2021 | $0.440 |
| January 7, 2021 | $0.440 |
| October 8, 2020 | $0.400 |
| July 8, 2020 | $0.400 |
| April 8, 2020 | $0.400 |
| January 8, 2020 | $0.400 |
| October 8, 2019 | $0.330 |
| July 8, 2019 | $0.330 |
| April 8, 2019 | $0.330 |
| January 8, 2019 | $0.330 |
| October 5, 2018 | $0.250 |
| July 6, 2018 | $0.250 |
| April 6, 2018 | $0.250 |
| January 8, 2018 | $0.250 |
| October 5, 2017 | $0.220 |
| July 5, 2017 | $0.220 |
| April 5, 2017 | $0.220 |
| January 5, 2017 | $0.220 |
| October 5, 2016 | $0.190 |
| July 6, 2016 | $0.190 |
| April 6, 2016 | $0.190 |
| January 6, 2016 | $0.190 |
| October 7, 2015 | $0.160 |
| July 7, 2015 | $0.160 |
| April 7, 2015 | $0.160 |
| January 7, 2015 | $0.160 |
| October 7, 2014 | $0.110 |
| July 7, 2014 | $0.110 |
| April 7, 2014 | $0.110 |
| January 7, 2014 | $0.110 |
| October 7, 2013 | $0.0600 |
| July 5, 2013 | $0.0600 |
| April 5, 2013 | $0.0600 |
| January 7, 2013 | $0.0300 |
| October 5, 2012 | $0.0300 |
| July 5, 2012 | $0.0300 |
| April 4, 2012 | $0.0300 |
| January 5, 2012 | $0.0150 |
| October 5, 2011 | $0.0150 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 80 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
MA dividend history questions
How many dividends has MA paid?
DivTrkr has 80 recorded MA dividend payments between October 5, 2006 and July 9, 2026, totalling $21.55 per share across 21 calendar years.
Has MA ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 21 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the MA dividend growing?
The MA payment rate compounded at +13.7% a year over the last five complete years and +16.9% a year over the last ten.
How often does MA pay a dividend?
MA has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current MA dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track MA free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.