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MA vs ROP: Dividend Comparison 2026

MA yields 0.64% · ROP yields 0.96%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 MA wins by $409.1K in total portfolio value· pulled ahead in Year 4
10 years
MA
MA
● Live price
0.64%
Share price
$494.00
Annual div
$3.15
5Y div CAGR
91.8%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$497.2K
Annual income
$341,049.48
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ROP
ROP
● Live price
0.96%
Share price
$351.96
Annual div
$3.39
5Y div CAGR
61.8%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$88.1K
Annual income
$33,079.78
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Portfolio growth — MA vs ROP

📍 MA pulled ahead of the other in Year 4

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis PeriodMAROP
2008–2009
GFC
— No data— No data
2020 Q1–Q2
COVID
— No data— No data
2022 Q4
Rate Hike
— No data— No data
Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.
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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, MA + ROP cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

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MA pays
ROP pays
Both pay
Neither
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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

MA
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$54.20/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$289,892.06/yr
ROP
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$81.75/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$28,117.81/yr
At 15% tax rate, MA beats the other by $261,774.24/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000
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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of MA + ROP for your $10,000?

MA: 50%ROP: 50%
100% ROP50/50100% MA
Portfolio after 10yr
$292.7K
Annual income
$187,064.63/yr
Blended yield
63.92%
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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on MA right now

MA
Analyst Ratings
1
Strong
51
Buy
12
Hold
Consensus: Buy
Price Target
$667.33
+35.1% upside vs current
Range: $610.00 — $739.00
Altman Z
9.7
Piotroski
8/9
ROP
Analyst Ratings
1
Strong
12
Buy
7
Hold
3
Sell
Consensus: Buy
Price Target
$475.50
+35.1% upside vs current
Range: $365.00 — $575.00
Altman Z
2.6
Piotroski
8/9
Analyst ratings via FMP. Altman Z-Score: >3.0 safe, 1.81–3.0 grey zone, <1.81 distress. Piotroski: 7–9 strong, 0–3 weak.
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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

MA buys
8
ROP buys
11
PoliticianChamberTickerTypeAmountDate
Sheldon Whitehouse🏛 Senate$MA▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002026-02-23
Gilbert Cisneros🏢 House$ROP▼ Sell$15,001 - $50,0002026-02-10
Markwayne Mullin🏛 Senate$MA▲ Buy$50,001 - $100,0002025-12-29
Markwayne Mullin🏛 Senate$MA▲ Buy$50,001 - $100,0002025-12-29
Michael McCaul🏢 House$MA▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002025-10-27
Gilbert Cisneros🏢 House$MA▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002025-10-17
Val Hoyle🏢 House$MA▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002025-09-23
Ro Khanna🏢 House$ROP▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002025-08-26
Ro Khanna🏢 House$ROP▼ Sell$1,000 - $15,0002025-08-26
Ro Khanna🏢 House$MA▲ Buy$1,000 - $15,0002025-08-04
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MetricMAROP
Forward yield0.64%0.96%
Annual dividend / share$3.15$3.39
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR91.8%61.8%
Portfolio after 10y$497.2K$88.1K
Annual income after 10y$341,049.48$33,079.78
Total dividends collected$463.2K$63.5K
Payment frequencyquarterlyquarterly
SectorFinancialsIndustrials
Analyst consensusBuyBuy
Analyst price target$667.33$475.50

Year-by-year: MA vs ROP ($10,000, DRIP)

YearMA PortfolioMA Income/yrROP PortfolioROP Income/yrGap
1$10,822$122.30$10,856$155.61$34.00ROP
2$11,817$237.26$11,871$255.45$54.00ROP
3$13,109$464.38$13,124$422.40$15.00ROP
4← crossover$14,950$923.39$14,749$706.17+$201.00MA
5$17,884$1,887.66$16,982$1,200.04+$902.00MA
6$23,183$4,047.78$20,260$2,089.32+$2.9KMA
7$34,212$9,405.89$25,447$3,769.22+$8.8KMA
8$61,488$24,880.97$34,387$7,158.99+$27.1KMA
9$145,949$80,157.01$51,423$14,628.76+$94.5KMA
10$497,215$341,049.48$88,103$33,079.78+$409.1KMA

MA vs ROP: Complete Analysis 2026

MAFinancials

Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. It facilitates the processing of payment transactions, including authorization, clearing, and settlement, as well as delivers other payment-related products and services. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; prepaid programs and management services; commercial credit and debit payment products and solutions; and payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts. It also provides value-added products and services comprising cyber and intelligence solutions for parties to transact, as well as proprietary insights, drawing on principled use of consumer, and merchant data services. In addition, the company offers analytics, test and learn, consulting, managed services, loyalty, processing, and payment gateway solutions for e-commerce merchants. Further, it provides open banking and digital identity platforms services. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

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ROPIndustrials

Roper Technologies, Inc. designs and develops software, and engineered products and solutions. The company offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise management, information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations. It also provides cloud-based data, collaboration, and estimating automation software; electronic marketplace; visual effects and 3D content software; wireless sensor network and solutions; cloud-based software for the life insurance and financial services industries; supply chain software; health care service and software; RFID card readers; data analytics and information; and pharmacy software solutions. In addition, the company offers precision rubber and polymer testing instruments, and data analysis software; ultrasound accessories; testing and analyzing plastic solutions; dispensers and metering pumps; control valves; precision weighing equipment; automated surgical scrub and linen dispensing equipment; water meters; optical and electromagnetic measurement systems; automated leak detection equipment; medical devices; products and services for water and gas utilities; and equipment and consumables. It also provides temperature control and emergency shutoff valves; turbomachinery control hardware, software, and services; specialized pumps; flow meter calibrators and controllers; vibration monitoring systems and controls; analytical instrument; drilling power section; and pressure and level sensors. The company was formerly known as Roper Industries, Inc. and changed its name to Roper Technologies, Inc. in April 2015. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.

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