MA vs. NVDA: Mastercard vs. NVIDIA Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Mastercard (MA) is classified in the Financials sector (Financial Services), whereas NVIDIA (NVDA) belongs to Information Technology (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) — their GICS classifications point to very different parts of the market.

Company profile comparison for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Profile Item	MA	NVDA
Name	Mastercard Inc. Class A Common Stock	NVIDIA Corporation
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Financials	Information Technology
GICS Industry Group	Financial Services	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS Industry	Financial Services	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS Sub-Industry	Transaction & Payment Processing Services	Semiconductors
Market Capitalization	568.62 billion USD	4,506.80 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	Nasdaq
Listing Date	May 25, 2006	January 22, 1999
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

NVDA

GSPC

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MA	NVDA
Total Return (1Y)	20.00%	-5.54%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	19.98%	55.88%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	14.49%	42.17%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

NVDA

GSPC

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

NVIDIA (NVDA) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.28, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Mastercard (MA) is closer to market-like at 0.76 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk profile metrics for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MA	NVDA
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	23.57%	38.31%
Beta (5Y)	0.76	2.28
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-28.25%	-66.34%
Avg. Volume (3M)	2.98M	120.20M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

MA and NVDA are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. Each dashed Capital Allocation Line uses that stock's own industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MA	NVDA
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.67	-0.26
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	1.00	-0.36

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both Mastercard (MA) at 231.37% and NVIDIA (NVDA) at 117.21% turn shareholders’ equity into profit at rates above their industry benchmark ranges for ROE. That is a strong capital-efficiency signal, though leverage and the equity base still matter.

MA

Financial Services industry group

231.37%

MA: 231.37%
Max: 44.78%
Q3: 21.85%
Median: 12.91%
Q1: 4.48%
Min: -18.71%

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

117.21%

NVDA: 117.21%
Max: 52.82%
Q3: 22.26%
Median: 10.58%
Q1: 1.29%
Min: -16.89%

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their ROE against their respective Financial Services and Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Net Margin (TTM)

For every dollar of sales, both Mastercard (MA) at 46.73% and NVIDIA (NVDA) at 63.66% retain more as net profit than most peers, landing in the top net margin quartile of their industries.

MA

Financial Services industry group

46.73%

Max: 62.84%
MA: 46.73%
Q3: 28.05%
Median: 15.36%
Q1: 4.82%
Min: -28.52%

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

63.66%

Max: 63.80%
NVDA: 63.66%
Q3: 28.36%
Median: 11.44%
Q1: 0.90%
Min: -37.77%

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their net margin against their respective Financial Services and Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Operating Margin (TTM)

NVIDIA (NVDA) at 66.24% shows unusually strong operating efficiency — above its industry’s operating margin range — and Mastercard (MA) at 60.53% also operates in the top quartile.

MA

Financial Services industry group

60.53%

Max: 107.33%
MA: 60.53%
Q3: 55.90%
Median: 30.09%
Q1: 14.60%
Min: -44.34%

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

66.24%

NVDA: 66.24%
Max: 58.66%
Q3: 30.23%
Median: 15.91%
Q1: 7.54%
Min: -25.74%

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their operating margin against their respective Financial Services and Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MA	NVDA
ROE (TTM)	231.37%	117.21%
ROA (TTM)	24.45%	53.57%
Net Margin (TTM)	46.73%	63.66%
Operating Margin (TTM)	60.53%	66.24%
Gross Margin (TTM)	--	74.67%

Growth

Revenue Growth

NVIDIA (NVDA) at 65.47% clears its industry range for revenue growth, far stronger top-line momentum than Mastercard (MA) at 16.42%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

NVIDIA (NVDA) at 66.67% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Mastercard (MA) at 18.93% is closer to the peer norm — faster per-share earnings growth for NVDA.

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MA	NVDA
Revenue Growth (YoY)	16.42%	65.47%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	13.82%	100.05%
EPS Growth (YoY)	18.93%	66.67%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	17.36%	204.24%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

NVIDIA (NVDA) shows current ratio of 4.59; Mastercard (MA) doesn’t get one — Financial Services balance sheets aren’t split into current and non-current buckets, so short-term liquidity there is judged through regulatory measures instead.

MA

Financial Services industry group

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NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

4.59

Max: 10.33
Q3: 5.62
NVDA: 4.59
Median: 3.33
Q1: 2.35
Min: 1.03

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): MA’s current ratio is not assessed under the Financial Services industry convention, so the chart shows available visual context for NVDA only.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

NVIDIA (NVDA) shows debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17; for Mastercard (MA) the ratio is set aside — in Financial Services, balance-sheet leverage is part of the business model itself, so capital-adequacy measures do the job this ratio does elsewhere.

MA

Financial Services industry group

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NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.17

Max: 1.46
Q3: 0.65
Median: 0.27
NVDA: 0.17
Q1: 0.04
Min: 0.00

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): MA’s debt-to-equity ratio is not assessed under the Financial Services industry convention, so the chart shows available visual context for NVDA only.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MA	NVDA
Current Ratio (MRQ)	--	4.59
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	--	0.17
Net Debt / EBITDA	--	-0.12

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Both Mastercard (MA) at 0.53% and NVIDIA (NVDA) at 0.15% pay solid, industry-typical yields, sitting squarely within their peers’ usual range.

MA

Financial Services industry group

0.53%

Max: 9.77%
Q3: 3.92%
Median: 1.09%
MA: 0.53%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.15%

Max: 1.37%
Q3: 0.65%
NVDA: 0.15%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their dividend yield against their respective Financial Services and Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Both Mastercard (MA) at 17.63% and NVIDIA (NVDA) at 3.54% keep payout ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges — dividend policies that share earnings without consuming too much of them.

MA

Financial Services industry group

17.63%

Max: 241.07%
Q3: 97.36%
Median: 25.77%
MA: 17.63%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

3.54%

Max: 49.64%
Q3: 21.71%
NVDA: 3.54%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their payout ratio against their respective Financial Services and Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MA	NVDA
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.53%	0.15%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	17.63%	3.54%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

NVIDIA (NVDA) at 23.60 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Mastercard (MA) at 34.15 sits in the richer quartile — a clear split in what investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings.

MA

Financial Services industry group

34.15

Max: 45.85
MA: 34.15
Q3: 24.64
Median: 15.37
Q1: 9.68
Min: 0.16

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

23.60

Max: 110.34
Q3: 66.81
Median: 37.02
Q1: 23.96
NVDA: 23.60
Min: 8.12

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their P/E ratio against their respective Financial Services and Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmarks.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Both look expensive on sales: NVIDIA (NVDA) at 14.88 sits in the upper P/S ratio quartile, and Mastercard (MA) at 15.67 prices even higher, above its industry range.

MA

Financial Services industry group

15.67

MA: 15.67
Max: 9.23
Q3: 4.57
Median: 2.72
Q1: 1.28
Min: -0.55

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

14.88

Max: 21.42
NVDA: 14.88
Q3: 12.27
Median: 5.76
Q1: 2.73
Min: 0.00

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their P/S ratio against their respective Financial Services and Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmarks.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Measured against book value, both Mastercard (MA) at 84.30 and NVIDIA (NVDA) at 19.68 look expensive — each P/B ratio sits above its industry’s benchmark range.

MA

Financial Services industry group

84.30

MA: 84.30
Max: 7.79
Q3: 3.63
Median: 1.57
Q1: 0.81
Min: -0.39

NVDA

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

19.68

NVDA: 19.68
Max: 14.06
Q3: 7.44
Median: 4.29
Q1: 2.30
Min: 0.20

Mastercard (MA) vs. NVIDIA (NVDA): A comparison of their P/B ratio against their respective Financial Services and Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Mastercard (MA) and NVIDIA (NVDA)
Metric	MA	NVDA
P/E Ratio (TTM)	34.15	23.60
P/S Ratio (TTM)	15.67	14.88
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	84.30	19.68
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	--	0.93%