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Visa vs Mastercard

From 2016-10 to 2026-10, $1,000 in Visa became $5,305.43; in Mastercard, $6,177.79. Dividends reinvested where applicable; crypto uses closing prices.

Window (monthly closes)Visa valueCAGRPrice onlyMastercard valueCAGRPrice only
1 years: 2025-10 to 2026-10$1,206.7320.67%$1,197.16$1,136.9913.70%$1,129.73
5 years: 2021-10 to 2026-10$2,000.6114.88%$1,926.24$1,914.8813.88%$1,858.61
10 years: 2016-10 to 2026-10$5,305.4318.16%$4,943.89$6,177.7919.97%$5,826.95
Common history: 2008-04 to 2026-10$22,285.1418.27%$19,552.79$24,660.1818.92%$22,418.75

Aligned common monthly observations; these are not simultaneous executable prices. Latest month may be incomplete. Visa: last price date 2026-10-23 · Mastercard: last price date 2026-10-23

Past performance does not predict future returns. Fees, taxes and FX excluded.

Visa history

January start years (comparison windows above may start in another month):

2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

Mastercard history

January start years (comparison windows above may start in another month):

2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

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