--- title: "What To Expect From Mastercard’s (MA) Q2 Earnings" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294144510.md" description: "Mastercard (MA) will report Q2 earnings before market hours on Thursday. Analysts expect revenue growth of 11.6% year-over-year, slowing from last year's 16.8%. The company has a history of beating estimates, and peers like Bread Financial and Capital One recently reported positive results. Investor sentiment is strong, with Mastercard up 10.2% over the past month and an average analyst price target of $644.05." datetime: "2026-07-29T03:03:47.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294144510.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294144510.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294144510.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # What To Expect From Mastercard’s (MA) Q2 Earnings Global payments technology company Mastercard will be announcing earnings results this Thursday before market hours. Here’s what to expect. Mastercard beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $8.40 billion, up 15.8% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a decent beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates. Is Mastercard a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free for active Edge members. This quarter, the market is expecting Mastercard’s revenue to grow 11.6% year on year, slowing from the 16.8% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Mastercard has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations. Looking at Mastercard’s peers in the credit card segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Bread Financial delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 6.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3.5%, and Capital One reported revenues up 25.8%, in line with consensus estimates. Bread Financial traded up 2.4% following the results while Capital One was down 2.4%. Read our full analysis of Bread Financial’s results here and Capital One’s results here. There has been positive sentiment among investors in the credit card segment, with share prices up 8.9% on average over the last month. Mastercard is up 10.2% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $644.05 (compared to the current share price of $561.50). **ALSO WORTH WATCHING: Nvidia’s Quiet Partner.** Nvidia’s chips cost a hundred grand. The connectors that make them work cost even more. One company makes them all. Every AI server needs specialized infrastructure the chip companies don’t make. High-speed cables. Power connectors. Thermal sensors. This 90-year-old company built a monopoly on it. The AI boom just started. This stock is still flying under the radar. ### Related Stocks - [MA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MA.US.md) - [COF-N.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COF-N.US.md) - [COF-I.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COF-I.US.md) - [COF-K.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COF-K.US.md) - [COF-J.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COF-J.US.md) - [COF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COF.US.md) - [COF-L.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COF-L.US.md) - [BFH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BFH.US.md) - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [BFH-A.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BFH-A.US.md) - [NVD.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVD.DE.md) ## Related News & Research - [Maestria Partners LLC Sells 4,000 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298020081.md) - [Mastercard Incorporated $MA Holdings Trimmed by Styrax Capital LP](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298130810.md) - [Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Increases Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated $MA](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297629493.md) - [Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC Sells 2,352 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated $MA](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297394258.md) - [American Express’ Softer Q2 Revenue vs Peers Might Change The Case For Investing In AXP](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298038168.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**