NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 10:59 ET — Market closed
- Mastercard shares last closed down 1.36% at $563.13, extending a four-session slide.
- U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday, with investors focused on next week’s labor-market data. Reuters
- Mastercard’s next dividend has a Jan. 9 record date and a Feb. 9 payment date, the company said. Mastercard
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) shares last ended down 1.36% at $563.13 on Friday, extending a four-day decline into the new year. U.S. markets are closed on Sunday and reopen on Monday.
The slide matters heading into the first full week of 2026 because investors are re-pricing interest-rate expectations and consumer demand — two inputs that can shape payment-network volumes and valuations. Mastercard earns fees tied to spending volumes, especially travel-related activity.
U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Friday as markets looked ahead to next week’s employment data, Reuters reported. The 10-year yield ended at 4.191%, up 3.8 basis points on the day. Reuters
Stocks finished mixed but steadier on Friday: the Dow rose 0.66% and the S&P 500 gained 0.19%, while the Nasdaq edged lower, Reuters said. Chipmakers led, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index up 4%. Reuters
Joe Mazzola, head of trading and derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab, said the market was seeing a “buy the dip, sell the rip” mentality. Reuters
In card networks, Visa fell 1.21% in the same session, while American Express rose 0.72%, according to market data.
Mastercard’s close left it about 6.4% below its 52-week high of $601.77 set on Aug. 22. Trading volume of about 3.9 million shares topped its 50-day average of 2.7 million, MarketWatch data showed.
The stock has drifted lower since late December, with closes of $577.90 on Dec. 29 and $570.88 on Dec. 31 ahead of Friday’s drop, according to the company’s investor website. Mastercard
A near-term company calendar item is the next dividend. Mastercard said on Dec. 9 it declared a quarterly cash dividend of 87 cents a share — a 14% increase — payable Feb. 9 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 9, and it authorized a new $14 billion share repurchase program. Mastercard
The “record date” is the day a company checks its shareholder list for dividend eligibility. Stocks typically trade “ex-dividend” when new buyers no longer qualify for the next payout.
But the bigger swing factor for Monday could be the macro tape. Reuters said the U.S. employment report is due on Jan. 9 and the consumer price index is scheduled for Jan. 13 — releases that can move bond yields and, by extension, equity multiples. Reuters
Regulatory pressure remains another overhang for the networks. Major retailers including Walmart have asked a federal judge to reject a proposed settlement over credit-card “swipe” fees — the interchange charges merchants pay — Reuters reported in December. Reuters
For Mastercard investors, the next catalysts come quickly: Friday’s Jan. 9 jobs report and the company’s Jan. 9 dividend record date, with inflation data on Jan. 13 close behind. Reuters
