By Aaron McDade

Mastercard shares had gained about 6% this year entering Thursday, July 31, 2025. Cheng Xin / Getty Images

Mastercard (MA) shares rose modestly in premarket trading Thursday after the firm reported better second-quarter results than analysts had expected.

The payment processing giant posted adjusted earnings per share of $4.15 on revenue that rose 17% year-over-year to $8.13 billion. Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha had expected $4.03 and $7.97 billion, respectively.

Mastercard's gross dollar volume increased 9%, while purchase volume—the total amount of purchases made with Mastercard credit and debit cards in the quarter—was up 10%.

Mastercard shares were 1.5% higher shortly after the results were released. They entered the day up about 6% since the start of this year.

Rival Visa (V) topped estimates earlier this week, and said it was exploring artificial intelligence and stablecoin products. Last month, Mastercard said it was partnering with fintech firm Fiserv (FI) to bring the latter's new stablecoin to a range of its products and services.

Source: Investopedia