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Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA)

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Analysis of Solvency Ratios

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Mastercard Inc., solvency ratios

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Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 2.23 1.90 1.98 1.45 1.17
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 2.35 2.01 2.12 1.58 1.17
Debt to capital 0.69 0.66 0.66 0.59 0.54
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 0.70 0.67 0.68 0.61 0.54
Debt to assets 0.36 0.37 0.38 0.29 0.25
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.32 0.25
Financial leverage 6.15 5.15 5.25 4.96 4.61
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 25.91 24.91 21.42 44.44 39.73
Fixed charge coverage 20.30 19.64 16.43 31.13 25.01

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Mastercard Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022.
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Mastercard Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Mastercard Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022.
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Mastercard Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Mastercard Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Mastercard Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Mastercard Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from 2020 to 2021 but then increased from 2021 to 2022 exceeding 2020 level.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Mastercard Inc. interest coverage ratio improved from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Mastercard Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio improved from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.

Debt to Equity

Mastercard Inc., debt to equity calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 274 792 649 500
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 13,749 13,109 12,023 8,527 5,834
Total debt 14,023 13,901 12,672 8,527 6,334
 
Total Mastercard Incorporated stockholders’ equity 6,298 7,312 6,391 5,893 5,395
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 2.23 1.90 1.98 1.45 1.17
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Adobe Inc. 0.29 0.28 0.31 0.39 0.44
International Business Machines Corp. 2.32 2.74 2.99 3.02
Intuit Inc. 0.42 0.21 0.66 0.12 0.19
Microsoft Corp. 0.39 0.50 0.62 0.77 0.97
Oracle Corp. 16.08 5.93 2.58 1.33
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 17.51 5.08 2.80 0.90 1.99
Salesforce Inc. 0.19 0.07 0.09 0.22
ServiceNow Inc. 0.30 0.43 0.58 0.33
Synopsys Inc. 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.13
Debt to Equity, Sector
Software & Services 0.72 0.84 0.97 1.06
Debt to Equity, Industry
Information Technology 0.67 0.77 0.88 0.88

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 2022 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Mastercard Incorporated stockholders’ equity
= 14,023 ÷ 6,298 = 2.23

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Mastercard Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022.

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Mastercard Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 274 792 649 500
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 13,749 13,109 12,023 8,527 5,834
Total debt 14,023 13,901 12,672 8,527 6,334
Operating lease liabilities (recorded on Other current liabilities) 140 127 125 106
Operating lease liabilities (recorded on Other liabilities) 630 645 726 656
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 14,793 14,673 13,523 9,289 6,334
 
Total Mastercard Incorporated stockholders’ equity 6,298 7,312 6,391 5,893 5,395
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 2.35 2.01 2.12 1.58 1.17
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Accenture PLC 0.15 0.18 0.21 0.00 0.00
Adobe Inc. 0.33 0.32 0.35 0.39 0.44
International Business Machines Corp. 2.46 2.92 3.23 3.27
Intuit Inc. 0.46 0.25 0.71 0.12 0.19
Microsoft Corp. 0.47 0.58 0.69 0.84 1.06
Oracle Corp. 16.61 6.10 2.58 1.33
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 19.12 5.68 3.16 0.90 1.99
Salesforce Inc. 0.25 0.15 0.18 0.22
ServiceNow Inc. 0.44 0.60 0.75 0.53
Synopsys Inc. 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.03 0.13
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Software & Services 0.82 0.95 1.08 1.12
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Information Technology 0.73 0.84 0.95 0.90

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 2022 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total Mastercard Incorporated stockholders’ equity
= 14,793 ÷ 6,298 = 2.35

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Mastercard Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022.

Debt to Capital

Mastercard Inc., debt to capital calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 274 792 649 500
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 13,749 13,109 12,023 8,527 5,834
Total debt 14,023 13,901 12,672 8,527 6,334
Total Mastercard Incorporated stockholders’ equity 6,298 7,312 6,391 5,893 5,395
Total capital 20,321 21,213 19,063 14,420 11,729
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.69 0.66 0.66 0.59 0.54
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Adobe Inc. 0.23 0.22 0.24 0.28 0.31
International Business Machines Corp. 0.70 0.73 0.75 0.75
Intuit Inc. 0.30 0.17 0.40 0.10 0.16
Microsoft Corp. 0.28 0.33 0.38 0.43 0.49
Oracle Corp. 1.09 0.94 0.86 0.72 0.57
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.95 0.84 0.74 0.47 0.67
Salesforce Inc. 0.16 0.06 0.08 0.18
ServiceNow Inc. 0.23 0.30 0.37 0.25
Synopsys Inc. 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.12
Debt to Capital, Sector
Software & Services 0.42 0.46 0.49 0.51
Debt to Capital, Industry
Information Technology 0.40 0.43 0.47 0.47

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 2022 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 14,023 ÷ 20,321 = 0.69

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Mastercard Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Mastercard Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 274 792 649 500
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 13,749 13,109 12,023 8,527 5,834
Total debt 14,023 13,901 12,672 8,527 6,334
Operating lease liabilities (recorded on Other current liabilities) 140 127 125 106
Operating lease liabilities (recorded on Other liabilities) 630 645 726 656
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 14,793 14,673 13,523 9,289 6,334
Total Mastercard Incorporated stockholders’ equity 6,298 7,312 6,391 5,893 5,395
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 21,091 21,985 19,914 15,182 11,729
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 0.70 0.67 0.68 0.61 0.54
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Accenture PLC 0.13 0.15 0.17 0.00 0.00
Adobe Inc. 0.25 0.24 0.26 0.28 0.31
International Business Machines Corp. 0.71 0.74 0.76 0.77
Intuit Inc. 0.31 0.20 0.42 0.10 0.16
Microsoft Corp. 0.32 0.37 0.41 0.46 0.51
Oracle Corp. 1.08 0.94 0.86 0.72 0.57
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.95 0.85 0.76 0.47 0.67
Salesforce Inc. 0.20 0.13 0.16 0.18
ServiceNow Inc. 0.31 0.37 0.43 0.35
Synopsys Inc. 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.03 0.12
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Software & Services 0.45 0.49 0.52 0.53
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Information Technology 0.42 0.46 0.49 0.47

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 2022 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 14,793 ÷ 21,091 = 0.70

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Mastercard Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2020 to 2021 but then deteriorated significantly from 2021 to 2022.

Debt to Assets

Mastercard Inc., debt to assets calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 274 792 649 500
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 13,749 13,109 12,023 8,527 5,834
Total debt 14,023 13,901 12,672 8,527 6,334
 
Total assets 38,724 37,669 33,584 29,236 24,860
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.36 0.37 0.38 0.29 0.25
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Adobe Inc. 0.15 0.15 0.17 0.20 0.22
International Business Machines Corp. 0.40 0.39 0.39 0.41
Intuit Inc. 0.25 0.13 0.31 0.07 0.08
Microsoft Corp. 0.18 0.21 0.24 0.27 0.31
Oracle Corp. 0.69 0.64 0.62 0.52 0.44
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.30 0.31 0.34 0.22 0.33
Salesforce Inc. 0.12 0.04 0.06 0.11
ServiceNow Inc. 0.11 0.15 0.19 0.12
Synopsys Inc. 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.08
Debt to Assets, Sector
Software & Services 0.26 0.28 0.31 0.32
Debt to Assets, Industry
Information Technology 0.26 0.28 0.30 0.31

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 2022 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 14,023 ÷ 38,724 = 0.36

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Mastercard Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Mastercard Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Short-term debt 274 792 649 500
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 13,749 13,109 12,023 8,527 5,834
Total debt 14,023 13,901 12,672 8,527 6,334
Operating lease liabilities (recorded on Other current liabilities) 140 127 125 106
Operating lease liabilities (recorded on Other liabilities) 630 645 726 656
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 14,793 14,673 13,523 9,289 6,334
 
Total assets 38,724 37,669 33,584 29,236 24,860
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.32 0.25
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Accenture PLC 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.00 0.00
Adobe Inc. 0.17 0.17 0.19 0.20 0.22
International Business Machines Corp. 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.45
Intuit Inc. 0.27 0.16 0.33 0.07 0.08
Microsoft Corp. 0.21 0.25 0.27 0.30 0.34
Oracle Corp. 0.73 0.66 0.64 0.52 0.44
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.33 0.35 0.38 0.22 0.33
Salesforce Inc. 0.15 0.10 0.11 0.11
ServiceNow Inc. 0.17 0.21 0.24 0.19
Synopsys Inc. 0.07 0.08 0.08 0.02 0.08
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Software & Services 0.30 0.32 0.34 0.34
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Information Technology 0.29 0.31 0.33 0.32

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 2022 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 14,793 ÷ 38,724 = 0.38

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Mastercard Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.

Financial Leverage

Mastercard Inc., financial leverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 38,724 37,669 33,584 29,236 24,860
Total Mastercard Incorporated stockholders’ equity 6,298 7,312 6,391 5,893 5,395
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 6.15 5.15 5.25 4.96 4.61
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 2.14 2.21 2.18 2.07 2.36
Adobe Inc. 1.93 1.84 1.83 1.97 2.00
International Business Machines Corp. 5.80 6.98 7.57 7.30
Intuit Inc. 1.69 1.57 2.14 1.68 2.20
Microsoft Corp. 2.19 2.35 2.55 2.80 3.13
Oracle Corp. 25.03 9.56 4.99 3.00
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 58.35 16.14 8.23 4.16 6.03
Salesforce Inc. 1.64 1.60 1.63 1.97
ServiceNow Inc. 2.64 2.92 3.07 2.83
Synopsys Inc. 1.71 1.65 1.64 1.57 1.77
Financial Leverage, Sector
Software & Services 2.74 2.98 3.17 3.32
Financial Leverage, Industry
Information Technology 2.56 2.72 2.90 2.87

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 2022 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Mastercard Incorporated stockholders’ equity
= 38,724 ÷ 6,298 = 6.15

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Mastercard Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from 2020 to 2021 but then increased from 2021 to 2022 exceeding 2020 level.

Interest Coverage

Mastercard Inc., interest coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 9,930 8,687 6,411 8,118 5,859
Add: Income tax expense 1,802 1,620 1,349 1,613 1,345
Add: Interest expense 471 431 380 224 186
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 12,203 10,738 8,140 9,955 7,390
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 25.91 24.91 21.42 44.44 39.73
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 195.34 131.46 205.84 273.26 298.26
Adobe Inc. 54.64 51.49 37.00 21.38 32.31
International Business Machines Corp. 1.97 5.20 4.62 8.58
Intuit Inc. 32.38 89.14 158.00 126.40 76.15
Microsoft Corp. 41.58 31.31 21.47 17.27 14.35
Oracle Corp. 3.84 6.28 7.13 6.97 7.43
Palo Alto Networks Inc. -6.56 -1.85 -1.61 0.11 -3.40
Salesforce Inc. 8.09 24.28 7.42 8.80
ServiceNow Inc. 15.78 9.89 5.56 3.02
Synopsys Inc. 657.96 240.38 125.16 47.79 24.29
Interest Coverage, Sector
Software & Services 18.31 17.65 14.44 13.06
Interest Coverage, Industry
Information Technology 24.76 22.93 16.69 15.79

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 2022 Calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= 12,203 ÷ 471 = 25.91

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Mastercard Inc. interest coverage ratio improved from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.

Fixed Charge Coverage

Mastercard Inc., fixed charge coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 9,930 8,687 6,411 8,118 5,859
Add: Income tax expense 1,802 1,620 1,349 1,613 1,345
Add: Interest expense 471 431 380 224 186
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 12,203 10,738 8,140 9,955 7,390
Add: Operating lease amortization expense 137 122 123 99 114
Earnings before fixed charges and tax 12,340 10,860 8,263 10,054 7,504
 
Interest expense 471 431 380 224 186
Operating lease amortization expense 137 122 123 99 114
Fixed charges 608 553 503 323 300
Solvency Ratio
Fixed charge coverage1 20.30 19.64 16.43 31.13 25.01
Benchmarks
Fixed Charge Coverage, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 12.25 10.41 9.66 10.07 9.63
Adobe Inc. 26.79 25.59 18.77 10.78 13.34
International Business Machines Corp. 1.52 3.13 2.62 4.41
Intuit Inc. 14.67 25.58 27.48 34.00 26.91
Microsoft Corp. 19.50 16.90 12.44 10.94 9.45
Oracle Corp. 3.22 5.17 5.68 5.50 6.38
Palo Alto Networks Inc. -1.18 -1.09 -0.52 0.41 -1.01
Salesforce Inc. 2.18 2.94 1.69 3.00
ServiceNow Inc. 3.87 2.95 2.29 1.69
Synopsys Inc. 12.91 9.29 7.46 6.30 4.98
Fixed Charge Coverage, Sector
Software & Services 9.60 9.43 7.69 7.58
Fixed Charge Coverage, Industry
Information Technology 14.28 13.50 10.20 10.46

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

1 2022 Calculation
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and tax ÷ Fixed charges
= 12,340 ÷ 608 = 20.30

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Mastercard Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio improved from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.