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Why Mastercard and Visa Are the Definition of Forever Stocks
Written by Jordan Chussler. Article Posted: 3/14/2026.
Key Points
The financials sector has lagged the S&P 500 this year, but two payment processing giants continue to deliver the kind of margins and earnings consistency that define long-term holdings.
Despite recent sector-wide struggles, Visa and Mastercard function as a veritable duopoly, controlling over 90% of payments outside of China.
Visa hasn’t missed on earnings in 10 years, while Mastercard has secured 21 consecutive quarterly beats.
After returning nearly 23% annually over the past two years, the financials sector has struggled this year. With a year-to-date loss of around 9%, the cohort ranks last among the S&P 500’s 11 sectors.
Zoomed out, however, many companies in the sector remain core holdings for buy-and-hold investors.
With high-quality growth stocks harder to find, two legacy firms in global payment processing and digital payments continue to deliver profit margins and business characteristics that make them candidates for “forever” stocks.
Why Digital Payment and Payment Processors Make for Good Forever Stocks
Payment processors typically enjoy higher profit margins than many other industries because of high-volume demand, extensive automation and technology-driven models that keep marginal costs per transaction very low.
The industry is also positioned for strong growth. Industry analytics firm Grand View Research estimates the global payment processing solutions market—valued at nearly $48 billion in 2022—will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.5% through 2030, reaching nearly $140 billion. Grand View also forecasts the digital payment market, valued at more than $114 billion in 2024, will expand at a 21.4% CAGR through 2030 to exceed $361 billion.
Although that growth and attractive gross margins might suggest the space is crowded, two of the biggest names in the industry still operate in a near-duopoly, handling more than 90% of credit card and digital payments processed outside China. With roots going back to the mid-1900s, these firms control much of the payment infrastructure and standards, which helps them set fees, limit competition and preserve strong margins.
Although challengers such as Block (NYSE: XYZ), with Cash App, and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), with Venmo, seek to disrupt the market, none fit the “forever stock” profile better than the two companies below.
Mastercard: The $450 Billion Market Cap Company Focusing on Tech Integration
Since Michael Miebach became CEO of Mastercard (NYSE: MA) in 2021, management has focused on expanding tech platforms, supporting cross-border commerce and developing services that help clients reduce fraud, streamline payment flows and extract insights from payments data.
That strategy helped Mastercard report record revenue and net income in 2025. Revenue of nearly $33 billion represented a year-over-year (YOY) increase of more than 16%, and net income of almost $15 billion grew by a similar margin.
That profitability was driven in large part by a 100% gross margin throughout 2025, enabled by tech integrations and a minimal cost of goods sold such that quarterly gross profit closely matched quarterly net revenue.
For investors, that has translated into consistent earnings performance. The last time Mastercard missed an earnings estimate was Q3 2020 after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic; since then it has recorded 21 consecutive quarterly earnings beats.
Most recently, Mastercard reported Q4 2025 EPS of $4.76, roughly a 25% YOY increase. Analysts expect earnings to grow about 17% over the next year, from $15.91 to $18.61 per share.
At the same time, Mastercard has been embracing broader fintech trends, transitioning from a traditional payments network toward an AI-driven, software-focused enterprise that emphasizes enhanced security, simplified B2B transactions with virtual cards and agentic AI tools.
Additionally, Mastercard pays a dividend. While its yield is modest (currently 0.69%), the company has raised its payout for 13 consecutive years, maintains a sustainable dividend payout ratio of 21.07%, and has a five-year annualized dividend growth rate of 13.70%.
Visa: Evolving and Adapting Since 1958
Visa (NYSE: V) operates a network-based model that lets partner banks and other financial institutions issue branded payment products while Visa focuses on infrastructure, standards and technology integration.
Like Mastercard, Visa is rapidly integrating fintech capabilities, pursuing AI-driven solutions and exploring blockchain-based settlement with the aim of shifting from traditional card transactions toward more flexible, digital-first experiences.
That approach helped Visa post record revenue and net income in 2025: revenue of about $40 billion, an 11% YOY increase, and net income of nearly $20 billion.
Visa’s consistency on earnings is notable. It hasn’t missed an earnings estimate in the past 10 years—in that span it met expectations twice and beat EPS estimates 38 times.
Much of Visa’s resilience is supported by its near-83% gross profit margin in 2025, in line with its long-term average.
Like Mastercard, Visa pays a modest dividend (current yield 0.87%). Its payout ratio is a healthy 25.14%, its five-year annualized dividend growth rate is 14.48%, and the company has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years.
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Venezuela pulled off yet another dramatic late rally to reach its first ever World Baseball Classic final. They will meet the mighty sluggers of Team USA, who are in this position for the third consecutive tournament but have not won it all since 2017. Watch tonight at 8 p.m. ET on FOX to see which team will be crowned the 2026 World Baseball Classic champion in Miami!
Jesus Christ, my God, I adore You and thank You for all the graces You have given me this day. I offer You my sleep and all the moments of this night. I place myself and all my loved ones, wherever they may be, in Your sacred side and under the mantle of Our Blessed Mother. Let Your holy angels stand watch and keep us in peace. Amen.
Quote of the Day
“For that sun, which we see rising every day, rises at His command…” -St. Patrick
Today’s Meditation
“As God revealed Himself to humanity, we were shown that He is infinitely perfect and blessed in Himself and that He dwells as a communion of Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Sometimes in our fallenness, we can think that God is a distant old man on a removed throne. But this is not how God has revealed himself. God has shown us that in His innermost essence He is not solitude, but family. God is a family of persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is a Divine Family. The Father and the Son love and serve one another, and the love between them is the Holy Spirit. God is three distinct Persons, equal in dignity and majesty, but united to one another by relationships of love. As such the Holy Trinity does everything together. Each person has a role to play in every action completed by the Godhead. This explains the important maxim: God the Father through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. In every action that God takes, there is an exchange between the Divine Persons, namely, God the Father acts, He acts through His Son, and always acts by the power of the Holy Spirit. One Person of the Holy Trinity never acts alone.” —A Journey to Mount Carmel, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, S.T.D., pg. 116-117
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The daily examination of conscience is an ancient Catholic practice. It’s very simple, and it’s designed to help us identify our sins and weaknesses so that we can improve and grow stronger in the spiritual life, while providing an excellent ongoing preparation for regular Confession. It consists of taking a few minutes at the end of the day to prayerfully review our actions in the light of God’s commandments, followed by the Act of Contrition.
Reflect on the victories and losses
Actively reflecting on the high and low points of the day can help you live more intentionally and bring a renewed sense of resolve into the following day.
Review your actions, words, and thoughts today. Did you actively guard yourself against temptation? Where did sin creep in?
In what moments did you practice virtue and moral courage?
Were you attuned to the Holy Spirit’s promptings today? Where did you feel His inspiration?
Ask Him for the graces necessary to follow His Will more purposefully tomorrow.
Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.
Practice gratitude
It is God’s love that has brought you into existence and to this exact moment. Practice looking for His hand in your day.
Where did you feel His loving gaze upon you today?
What people or moments helped you see God in your life?
Thank God for all these moments!
Ask Him to help you recognize His blessings and providence tomorrow.
Renew your commitment to Christ
Remember: our Faith is founded upon a Person—Christ! Renew your personal love and devotion to Him.
Thank God for the gift of His Son Jesus and our call to be His disciples.
Tell the Lord of your desire to know Christ more personally.
If possible, set an intention for your day tomorrow. Ask Our Lord to guide you in this act.
Pray a Hail Mary, Our Father, or another beloved prayer.
Rest with God
The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. — Psalm 50:1
RJ Hamster 