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New York-based Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is a leading global payment technology company that facilitates electronic payments across more than 210 countries. Valued at $483.2 billion by market cap, it generates revenue through transaction processing fees, cross-border charges, and a growing suite of value-added services like cybersecurity, AI analytics, and consulting.
MA is all geared up to unveil its fiscal first-quarter earnings for 2025 on Thursday, May 1. Ahead of the event, analysts expect MA to report a profit of $3.57 per share on a diluted basis, up 7.9% from $3.31 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has consistently surpassed Wall Street’s EPS estimates in all of its last four quarterly reports.