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Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA)

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Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Mastercard Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018
Net income 2,361 2,525 2,499 2,275 2,631 2,379 2,414 2,066 1,828 1,785 1,513 1,420 1,693 2,100 2,108 2,048 1,862 899 1,899 1,569 1,492
Amortization of customer and merchant incentives 378 389 385 382 430 376 344 313 338 323 281 231 237 263 255 278 345 350 307 291 287
Depreciation and amortization 191 184 185 189 192 189 188 186 163 150 141 145 144 146 137 122 117 113 111 115 120
(Gains) losses on equity investments, net 212 12 (60) 117 76 (111) (197) (243) (94) (220) 91 (75) 174 (119) 100 (153) 5 — — — —
Share-based compensation 108 22 98 101 74 32 89 87 65 52 75 75 52 43 77 73 57 43 55 55 43
Deferred income taxes (129) (62) (123) (146) (320) (20) (34) (48) 33 66 (22) 3 26 (21) (51) 27 38 (35) (102) (61) (46)
Other 2 4 22 13 5 2 2 21 11 (1) 47 (52) 20 3 9 11 1 20 6 4 1
Accounts receivable (38) (155) (69) (391) 134 (163) (76) (88) (70) (198) (187) 302 (3) 32 49 (7) (320) — (122) (115) (80)
Settlement assets 35 (250) 43 37 218 (455) 76 741 28 (330) 405 (618) 1,831 (273) (1,074) (123) 1,026 (1,117) 197 (2) (156)
Prepaid expenses (761) (703) (439) (592) (441) (345) (747) (433) (562) (261) (612) (348) (331) (221) (425) (518) (497) (595) (331) (468) (375)
Accrued litigation and legal settlements 9 (9) 164 128 (43) 3 (67) 65 (2) 43 (55) 1 (62) (25) 4 (642) 1 667 (29) 120 111
Restricted security deposits held for customers 40 37 (90) (108) (144) 41 26 47 63 128 20 30 148 197 112 16 (35) 45 42 48 (141)
Accounts payable (184) 281 19 (54) (56) 174 18 (77) (15) 171 (63) 20 (102) (6) 69 (83) (22) 145 42 (24) (62)
Settlement obligations (241) 55 385 127 (366) 410 (72) (728) (178) 345 (400) 377 (1,564) 554 781 142 (1,000) 1,035 (77) (46) (63)
Accrued expenses (506) 550 920 464 (746) 663 665 190 (163) 285 456 (233) (622) 391 279 470 (483) (22) 380 221 (140)
Net change in other assets and liabilities 442 220 (83) (85) 138 14 (86) 169 18 (85) (36) 180 218 (84) (75) (125) 217 (216) (11) (218) 44
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (1,204) 26 850 (474) (1,306) 342 (263) (114) (881) 98 (472) (289) (487) 565 (280) (870) (1,113) (58) 91 (484) (862)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities (442) 575 1,357 182 (849) 810 129 202 (365) 468 141 38 166 880 247 (512) (550) 433 468 (80) (457)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,919 3,100 3,856 2,457 1,782 3,189 2,543 2,268 1,463 2,253 1,654 1,458 1,859 2,980 2,355 1,536 1,312 1,332 2,367 1,489 1,035
Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale (50) (75) (68) (66) (58) (63) (65) (106) (155) (59) (83) (4) (74) (94) (163) (81) (305) (347) (248) (597) (108)
Purchases of investments held-to-maturity (26) (65) (35) (102) (37) (122) 1 (135) (38) (72) (44) (37) (45) (48) (43) (25) (99) (109) (158) (119) (123)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available-for-sale 4 26 14 6 8 (119) 62 68 72 12 93 77 179 95 68 459 476 113 79 214 198
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available-for-sale 51 55 43 43 70 196 26 46 23 13 27 36 64 71 86 80 139 88 120 63 108
Proceeds from maturities of investments held-to-maturity 24 71 34 117 43 140 — 77 79 37 — 19 65 49 97 82 155 167 116 216 430
Purchases of property and equipment (110) (130) (111) (55) (146) (122) (139) (81) (65) (59) (79) (70) (131) (116) (132) (91) (83) (75) (83) (90) (82)
Capitalized software (242) (209) (166) (132) (148) (106) (110) (112) (79) (92) (86) (113) (78) (69) (87) (91) (59) (48) (47) (35) (44)
Purchases of equity investments (22) (26) (19) (19) (24) (49) (92) (45) (42) (31) (33) (15) (135) (76) (5) (386) — (59) (11) (21) —
Proceeds from sales of equity investments 44 — 1 6 — 1 185 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired — — — (313) — (239) 3 (836) (3,364) (806) — (183) — (270) (447) (723) — — — — —
Settlement of interest rate derivative contracts — — — — — — — — — — — — (175) — — — — — — — —
Other investing activities (70) 3 (1) (10) 5 45 (3) (18) 9 3 6 171 (177) (2) — 9 (11) 1 1 (4) (12)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (397) (350) (308) (525) (287) (438) (132) (1,142) (3,560) (1,054) (199) (119) (507) (460) (626) (767) 213 (269) (231) (373) 367
Purchases of treasury stock (2,878) (2,414) (1,551) (2,380) (2,408) (1,276) (1,561) (1,711) (1,356) (1,030) (2,060) — (1,383) (994) (1,762) (1,917) (1,824) (888) (1,164) (1,529) (1,352)
Dividends paid (545) (473) (474) (477) (479) (434) (434) (434) (439) (399) (402) (401) (403) (333) (335) (337) (340) (259) (260) (262) (263)
Proceeds from debt, net 1,489 (4) 284 — 843 742 — — 1,282 — — — 3,959 744 — 1,980 — — — — 991
Payment of debt — (724) — — — (650) — — — — — — — — — (500) — — — — —
Acquisition of redeemable non-controlling interests — (4) — — — — — — — — (49) — — — — — — — — — —
Acquisition of non-controlling interest — — — — — — (133) — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Contingent consideration paid — — — — — — — (64) — — — — — — — (199) — — — — —
Tax withholdings related to share-based payments (76) (4) (1) (4) (132) (3) (5) (4) (121) (5) (4) (10) (131) — (41) (4) (116) (1) (6) 4 (77)
Cash proceeds from exercise of stock options 53 13 9 40 28 6 11 21 23 9 23 34 31 19 16 37 54 12 25 27 40
Other financing activities 2 (4) (6) — (6) (2) (15) (3) 5 50 24 (32) 27 (18) (3) 3 3 3 (12) 9 (4)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,955) (3,614) (1,739) (2,821) (2,154) (1,617) (2,137) (2,195) (606) (1,375) (2,468) (409) 2,100 (582) (2,125) (937) (2,223) (1,133) (1,417) (1,751) (665)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 37 284 (185) (174) (28) (73) (56) 77 (101) 191 115 39 (88) 59 (77) 28 (54) (71) (9) (21) 95
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (396) (580) 1,624 (1,063) (687) 1,061 218 (992) (2,804) 15 (898) 969 3,364 1,997 (473) (140) (752) (141) 710 (656) 832

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).


The financial data reveals a general upward trajectory in net income and operating cash flow over the analyzed period, characterized by strong cash generation capabilities and a consistent strategy of returning capital to shareholders.

Operating Cash Flow Trends
Net income exhibits a long-term growth trend, rising from approximately 1.5 billion USD in early 2018 to 2.36 billion USD by March 2023. Net cash provided by operating activities consistently exceeds net income, driven largely by non-cash adjustments such as the amortization of customer and merchant incentives and depreciation. While operating cash flow peaked in September 2022 at 3.86 billion USD, there is a notable quarterly volatility influenced by changes in operating assets and liabilities, particularly settlement obligations and accrued expenses.
Investing Activities and Capital Deployment
Investing activities are characterized by consistent outflows, primarily directed toward capital expenditures and strategic acquisitions. Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software have shown a steady increase, with capitalized software spending growing from 44 million USD in March 2018 to 242 million USD in March 2023. Significant capital deployment is evident in the acquisition of businesses, most notably in the first quarter of 2021, where net cash used for acquisitions reached 3.36 billion USD.
Financing Activities and Shareholder Returns
Financing activities are dominated by an aggressive shareholder return program. Purchases of treasury stock represent a substantial and recurring cash outflow, frequently exceeding 1.5 billion USD per quarter, with a peak of 2.88 billion USD in March 2023. Dividend payments have also increased systematically, rising from approximately 260 million USD per quarter in 2018 to 545 million USD by March 2023. These outflows are periodically offset by proceeds from debt issuance, which are used to manage liquidity and fund capital returns.
Liquidity and Cash Position
The net change in cash is highly volatile due to the timing of large-scale share repurchases and business acquisitions. However, the strong underlying operating cash flow provides a consistent buffer that supports both the investment in infrastructure and the sustained return of capital to investors. The effect of exchange rate changes has fluctuated significantly, impacting the overall net increase or decrease in cash equivalents across the five-year span.

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