MA Dividend: Yield, History & Ex-Dates

Mastercard (MA) dey pay quarterly dividend. From im latest declaration, MA pay $0.87 per share, annual rate of $3.48, for dividend yield of about 0.64% at recent price of $545.1. Im latest ex-dividend date na Jul 9, 2026, and the next one go be not yet declared. This page dey track MA dividend, dem dey refresh am every week from the exchange record.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'MA' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'MA' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

MA dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend, you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. MA dividend yield wey dey above na the annual rate divided by the recent price; e dey move opposite to the share price, so yield figure no mean anything unless you get the date dem take measure am. The per-share amounts wey dey here na the cash dividends dem declare, no special or one-time distribution inside.

MA dividend history

The latest regular dividends wey MA don pay, from newest one go down:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'MA' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

The pattern of the payments dey show the schedule: quarterly payer go send check on that cadence, and the per-share amount na wetin dey step up (or hold, or dem cut am) as time dey go.

MA dividend growth by year

If you add all the regular dividends inside each calendar year, you go turn the individual payments into one growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'MA' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, MA pay $1.32 per share across the year; by 2025 the annual total don reach $3.04. If line dey rise, e mean the company dey lift im payout year after year; flat line mean dividend dey hold; if e fall, na cut. The year-by-year record na the single most useful thing to check before you treat stock as income holding, and na the part of dividend wey single yield number for screener dey hide.

MA good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame that question, and both of dem dey on this page: the yield (0.64%) and the direction of the annual payout wey dey above. Yield wey dey below broad-market average, when you pair am with payout wey dey rise steady, na the profile of dividend-growth name, where the appeal na small check today wey go compound. High yield wey stand next to flat or falling payout na income-now profile, and e need close look whether earnings dey cover the payment. MA record wey dey above dey show which of the two e look like. Wetin dividend history no fit show on im own na safety: that one rest on earnings and free cash flow, not on the run of past payments, so stretched payout ratio fit happen before cut wey the history never record.

When MA ex-dividend date go take?

The ex-dividend date na the cutoff: buy MA before am and the upcoming dividend go be yours, buy on am and the dividend go go the seller. On the ex-date, the stock go open lower by roughly the dividend amount, since the cash dey comot from the company. MA latest ex-dividend date na Jul 9, 2026. The record date dey follow one business day later under T+1 settlement, and the pay date go come some weeks after that. Upcoming ex-dates across the market dey on the ex-dividend calendar.

FAQ

Mastercard dey pay dividend?

Yes. MA dey pay quarterly dividend, most recently $0.87 per share, wey annualize go about $3.48 a share.

Wetin be MA dividend yield?

MA dividend yield na about 0.64%, dem calculate am as the $3.48 annual dividend divided by recent price of $545.1. Yield go rise as the price fall and vice versa, so na snapshot, not fixed number.

When MA next ex-dividend date go take?

MA latest ex-dividend date na Jul 9, 2026, and the next go be not yet declared. As quarterly payer, MA dey set new ex-date on that cadence; date go show as declared here once the company announce am.

How much MA dividend be?

The latest regular dividend na $0.87 per share. At quarterly cadence, e go annualize to about $3.48 per share.

Every figure wey dey above na stored, inspectable query, dem dey refresh am every week. Open the SQL under any panel to audit am, or pull any ticker dividend record for the Strasmore terminal.