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Mastercard Incorporated

One email when a drop — in price or in valuation — is historically rare for MA. Otherwise we stay quiet.

Worth a look

Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.

Mastercard Incorporated is 10.1% off its high — deeper than its 3.9% average pullback, but it has been through 238 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.

But down is not the same as cheap: Mastercard Incorporated's P/S Severity Score is 0.5 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.

Price $538.02 · as of Jul 14, 2026All-time high $598.17Drawdown -10.1%Severity Score™ 2.2
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Moderately Elevated

Current Drawdown

-10.1%

Days in Drawdown

322

Avg Max Drawdown

3.9%

Avg Length

27

Drawdown Severity Score™

2.2

MA - Price & High Water Mark

MA - Drawdown Timeline

How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of July 12, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within MA's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

13.9xSeverity Score 0.5 · In or above its typical range
Low: 2.0xMedian: 11.3xHigh: 25.9x

Mastercard Incorporated has been cheaper on this measure only about 60% of the time in 20 years of daily history.

46.4% below its highest Price to Sales reading · high date April 28, 2021

Price to Sales history

EV to EBITDA

22.6xSeverity Score 1.1 · In or above its typical range
Low: 8.4xMedian: 23.3xHigh: 48.3x

Mastercard Incorporated has been cheaper on this measure only about 48% of the time in 19 years of daily history.

53.3% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · high date July 16, 2007

EV to EBITDA history · log scale

How we measure valuation

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

Mastercard Incorporated is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-14, the stock is trading at $538.02, which represents a 10.1% decline from its all-time high of $598.17. This drawdown has persisted for 322 days.

Based on its full tracked price history, Mastercard Incorporated typically experiences drawdowns averaging 3.9% in depth, with an average duration of 27 days. Mastercard Incorporated has gone through 238 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Mastercard Incorporated was 62.7%, beginning in 2008. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1130 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Mastercard Incorporated currently stands at 2.25. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 2.0 and 3.0 indicates a moderately elevated drawdown that's starting to exceed this asset's normal range.

Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Mastercard Incorporated's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.

📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 238 tracked pullbacks (63 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2025-08-26Ongoing322 days-10.1%$598.17$538.02n/a
2025-08-212025-08-222 days-0.1%$591.90$591.14$598.17
2025-06-122025-08-2070 days-9.8%$589.16$531.55$591.90
2025-06-092025-06-113 days-1.0%$588.55$582.77$589.16
2025-05-202025-06-0618 days-3.9%$584.85$562.08$588.55
2025-05-132025-05-153 days-0.9%$576.73$571.75$580.65
2025-03-032025-05-1270 days-16.7%$573.86$477.88$576.73
2025-02-192025-02-2810 days-2.0%$566.19$555.14$573.86
2025-02-072025-02-1812 days-0.8%$564.75$560.36$566.19
2025-01-312025-02-056 days-1.9%$563.61$553.07$563.88
2025-01-282025-01-292 days-0.1%$545.31$545.04$546.47
2024-12-272025-01-2732 days-5.7%$533.09$502.53$545.31
2024-12-122024-12-2413 days-2.7%$531.40$516.99$532.65
2024-12-022024-12-1110 days-2.2%$529.90$518.16$531.40
2024-11-122024-11-2716 days-3.3%$527.09$509.61$529.34
2024-11-072024-11-082 days-0.6%$518.15$514.92$521.76
2024-10-212024-11-0617 days-3.2%$513.39$496.74$518.15
2024-10-172024-10-182 days-0.1%$511.13$510.83$513.39
2024-09-182024-10-1124 days-2.7%$497.47$483.98$499.39
2024-03-222024-09-10173 days-11.8%$483.82$426.58$484.59
2024-03-152024-03-195 days-0.8%$474.75$471.13$479.22
2024-02-292024-03-1414 days-2.4%$474.12$462.90$474.75
2024-02-162024-02-227 days-4.1%$466.63$447.29$466.90
2024-02-082024-02-147 days-0.9%$457.35$453.36$460.60
2024-02-022024-02-076 days-0.9%$456.37$452.25$457.35
2024-01-232024-01-297 days-0.7%$435.41$432.49$436.23
2024-01-162024-01-183 days-0.4%$424.86$423.20$426.47
2024-01-112024-01-122 days-0.4%$424.04$422.51$424.86
2024-01-022024-01-109 days-1.8%$421.63$413.98$424.04
2023-12-202023-12-289 days-1.4%$420.61$414.66$421.45
2023-12-142023-12-196 days-1.4%$419.83$413.78$420.61
2023-09-192023-12-1285 days-12.6%$411.76$359.92$415.94
2023-09-122023-09-187 days-0.8%$411.33$408.02$411.76
2023-09-052023-09-117 days-1.0%$410.22$406.21$411.33
2023-08-312023-09-012 days-0.3%$408.59$407.33$410.22
2023-07-252023-08-2835 days-3.6%$399.58$385.00$402.20
2023-07-172023-07-248 days-1.2%$397.33$392.38$399.58
2023-07-132023-07-142 days-0.0%$395.54$395.41$397.33
2023-07-062023-07-116 days-1.4%$389.09$383.68$392.68
2022-02-032023-07-03515 days-28.3%$388.07$278.44$388.33
2021-04-292022-02-02280 days-22.4%$385.55$299.19$388.07
2021-04-162021-04-238 days-2.6%$376.62$367.01$377.18
2021-03-122021-04-1534 days-7.6%$374.12$345.79$376.62
2021-02-252021-03-0812 days-4.9%$357.52$340.17$361.42
2020-08-312021-02-24178 days-21.1%$355.48$280.58$357.52
2020-02-202020-08-24186 days-41.0%$333.59$196.83$333.66
2020-02-072020-02-104 days-0.7%$318.81$316.59$319.76
2020-02-052020-02-062 days-0.2%$318.64$317.87$318.81
2020-01-242020-02-0412 days-2.8%$314.63$305.72$318.64
2020-01-212020-01-222 days-0.5%$313.35$311.68$313.98
2020-01-142020-01-163 days-1.4%$305.17$300.75$310.10
2018-10-022019-02-22144 days-21.9%$214.91$167.93$215.10
2015-11-092016-09-21317 days-20.4%$95.58$76.10$95.94
2015-07-312015-10-2385 days-11.8%$92.51$81.62$93.97
2014-01-102014-11-03298 days-18.5%$78.52$64.02$78.66
2012-04-302012-09-21145 days-14.4%$42.33$36.24$42.53
2011-12-022012-02-0263 days-11.0%$35.20$31.34$35.27
2011-09-212011-10-2838 days-13.0%$32.67$28.41$32.76
2011-08-042011-09-0735 days-13.7%$31.26$26.96$31.32
2008-06-032011-07-071130 days-62.7%$29.28$10.93$29.46
2007-12-142008-03-25102 days-21.7%$20.39$15.97$20.57
2007-07-172007-10-31107 days-24.0%$15.49$11.78$17.35
2007-02-092007-05-0181 days-13.1%$10.45$9.08$10.47
2006-11-272007-01-0944 days-11.9%$9.60$8.45$9.62

How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).

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Mastercard Incorporated (MA) is trading at $538.02 as of Jul 14, 2026. It is 10.1% below its high of $598.17. The drawdown has lasted 322 days. Severity score: 2.2 (Moderately Elevated).

MA Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$538.02

High-water mark

$598.17

Current drawdown

-10.1%

Days in drawdown

322

This MA page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Mastercard Incorporated drawdowns.

What History Says About MA

Mastercard Incorporated has dropped 20%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 329 days with an average max drop of -29.3%.

The current drawdown of -10.1% has lasted 322 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Jun 2008 to Jul 2011-62.7%1130 days
Feb 2020 to Aug 2020-41.0%186 days
Feb 2022 to Jul 2023-28.3%515 days
Jul 2007 to Oct 2007-24.0%107 days
Apr 2021 to Feb 2022-22.4%280 days
Oct 2018 to Feb 2019-21.9%144 days

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