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Compares Visa and Mastercard across growth, profitability, cash generation, valuation and balance-sheet signals.
Official head-to-head comparisons for widely followed pairs.
Near-identical toll-booth economics; small differences in growth and margins matter more than which logo you prefer.
The business models are nearly identical, which is exactly why small gaps in growth and margin carry outsized weight. Both run the same toll-booth economics on global payment rails, so the edge comes down to cross-border mix, incremental margin and which network compounds slightly faster.
V and MA are compared inside each metric family.
Latest published or live-generated results from the official Datafin analysis.
| # | Stock | Winner | Sales Growth | Return on Equity(ROE) | Return on Invested Capital(ROIC) | Free Cash Flow | Price to Earnings(P/E) | EV/EBITDA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 | V.US Visa Inc. Class A | - | 14.37% | 60.35% | 49.56% | $21.2B | 40.29 | 23.27 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 | MA.US Mastercard Inc | 16.75% | 232.51% | 90.94% | $17.7B | 38.42 | 21.66 |