Mastercard: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States that owns 3 consumer brands.[1]
Mastercard Incorporated was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in May 2001 and operates through Mastercard International Incorporated. Its 10-K names Mastercard, Maestro and Cirrus as its card brands, and records the December 2024 acquisition of Recorded Future for $2.7 billion.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Mastercard Incorporated
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Tickers
- NYSE: MA
- SEC CIK
- 0001141391
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Mastercard in numbers
- Mastercard owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is finance & insurance with 3 brands.[1]
Mastercard financial history
Headline figures from Mastercard's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2012–2021.
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29.8bn | $10.1bn | 33.8% | — | $37.7bn | $13.1bn | 10-K | |
| $23.6bn | $8.08bn | 34.2% | — | $33.6bn | $12bn | 10-K | |
| $25bn | $9.66bn | 38.7% | — | $29.2bn | $8.53bn | 10-K | |
| $21.8bn | $7.28bn | 33.4% | — | $24.9bn | $5.83bn | 10-K | |
| — | $4.5bn | — | $3.12bn | $14.2bn | $0 | 10-K | |
| — | $3.94bn | — | $2.76bn | $12.5bn | — | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Mastercard owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Recent changes to this record
Mastercard in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- AR5L2ODV9HN37376R084
- Registered name
- MASTERCARD INCORPORATED (US)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 25 August 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Mastercard SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Mastercard own?
Mastercard owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including Mastercard Move, Maestro and Mastercard (Mastercard Incorporated).
Is Mastercard an American company?
Yes. Mastercard is headquartered in the United States.
Who owns Mastercard?
Mastercard is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as MA on the NYSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Mastercard Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 15 October 2026.
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