Beyond The Headline: Why Mastercard's Tiny Dividend Packs A Punch

lcva2 Introduction 24.3%. That's how much Mastercard (NYSE:MA) (NEOE:MA:CA) has returned every single year since January 5, 2007. An annual return of more than 24% would have turned $10,000 into roughly $86,000 after ten years and $739,000 after twenty years! Over the past ten years, Mastercard returned 509%, beating the impressive 232% return of the S&P 500 by a huge margin. Data by YCharts So far, so good. Unfortunately, past returns are no guarantee of future results. However, they can offer an indic ...