What if you invested in Mastercard in 2023?
MA · Financial · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Mastercard in 2023
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $1,942(+94.2%)
The S&P 500 returned $1,942 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $584.
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Mastercard vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2023 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Mastercard starting January 2023
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $362.97 | $1,000 | - |
| 2024 | $442.67 | $1,220 | +22% |
| 2025 | $550.48 | $1,517 | +24.4% |
| 2026 | $537.06 | $1,480 | -2.4% |
What this return means
Mastercard (MA) turned $1,000 into $1,358 since 2023. The total return is +35.8% over 3.5 years, as of 2026-06-01.
That is about 9.1% a year compounded, broadly in line with long-run stock market averages. A plain S&P 500 fund would have grown that $1,000 to about $1,942 instead, beating Mastercard by around $584. The index compounded at about 20.9% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2025 at +24.4%, and the worst was 2024 at +22.0%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
Treat this as history rather than advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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