Strong Q3 Earnings and Spending Trends Mastercard’s Oct. 30 earnings report beat expectations, lifting the stock. The payments giant logged Q3 revenue of $8.60 billion, up 17% from a year earlier investing.com, and adjusted EPS of $4.38 (above the $4.32 Wall Street estimate) investing.com. Revenue from cross-border spending jumped ~15%, and its higher-margin services (fraud protection, data analytics, etc.) grew ~25% YoY investing.com. Net profit rose to $3.96 billion reuters.com, reflecting resilient consumer and business spending despite inflation and trade concerns. CEO Michael Miebach told analysts the quarter showed “healthy consumer and business spending” investing.com. Indeed, Mastercard said everyday purchases and travel remained