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What if you invested in Mastercard in 2010?

MA · Financial · Data through 2026-06-01

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If you invested $1,000 in Mastercard in 2010

$21,515today
+2051.5% total return|+20.4% annualized

The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $9,417(+841.7%)

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The S&P 500 returned $9,417 on the same $1,000. Mastercard beat the market by $12,102.

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Mastercard vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2010 to present

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Year-by-Year Returns

$1,000 invested in Mastercard starting January 2010

YearPriceValueAnnual
2010$22.91$1,000-
2011$21.73$949-5.1%
2012$32.75$1,430+50.7%
2013$47.86$2,089+46.1%
2014$70.12$3,061+46.5%
2015$76.45$3,337+9%
2016$83.57$3,648+9.3%
2017$100.61$4,392+20.4%
2018$161.10$7,033+60.1%
2019$202.35$8,834+25.6%
2020$304.49$13,293+50.5%
2021$306.47$13,380+0.7%
2022$376.22$16,425+22.8%
2023$362.97$15,846-3.5%
2024$442.67$19,325+22%
2025$550.48$24,032+24.4%
2026$537.06$23,446-2.4%

What this return means

A $1,000 position in Mastercard (MA) opened in 2010 is worth $21,519 today. That works out to +2051.9%, about 22x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.

In compound terms that is roughly 20.4% a year, well above what a broad index has historically returned. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $9,417 on the same stake, putting Mastercard ahead by close to $12,102. The index compounded at about 14.6% a year over that period.

The year-by-year record shows how bumpy the ride was. The best single year was 2018 at +60.1%, and the worst was 2011 at -5.1%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.

This is historical math, not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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