Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 29.10.
Forward PE Ratio (29.10) = Close Price ($580.63) / Consensus Forward EPS ($19.95)
FORWARD PE RATIO
29.10
SECTOR MEDIAN · FINANCIAL SERVICES
14.80
median of 83 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+96.62%
vs the sector median at left
Mastercard Incorporated
Market Cap
$509.23B
Forward PE Ratio
29.10
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Mastercard Incorporated (MA) | $509.23B | 29.10 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)vs › | $508.35B | N/A |
| Bank of America Corporation (BAC)vs › | $437.79B | 13.28 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)vs › | $674.15B | N/A |
| Morgan Stanley (MS)vs › | $337.85B | 16.61 |
| Visa Inc. (V)vs › | $692.75B | 28.06 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS)vs › | $306.59B | 14.80 |
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)vs › | $253.53B | 11.50 |
| American Express Company (AXP)vs › | $226.90B | 19.04 |
| Citigroup Inc. (C)vs › | $225.77B | 11.76 |
Trailing P/E
31.9
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
29.1
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $19.95 implies +9.7% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $18.18.
At today's $580.63 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $19.95 | $19.34 – $20.29 | 24 | 29.1x |
| 2027-12-31 | $23.09 | $22.52 – $23.75 | 25 | 25.1x |
| 2028-12-31 | $26.88 | $25.00 – $28.04 | 13 | 21.6x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute