Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) stock gained on Thursday after it reported fiscal fourth-quarter results.

The company reported quarterly net revenues of $8.81 billion, up 18% year-over-year and 15% Y/Y on a neutral currency basis, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $8.79 billion.

Adjusted EPS rose 25% Y/Y to $4.76, exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of $4.25

The Gross dollar volume increased by 7% in local currency, reaching $2.8 trillion. Cross-border volume rose by 14% on a local currency basis.

Segment Performance

Mastercard’s payment network net revenue rose 12% year-over-year on reported and 9% on a currency-neutral basis, led by growth in gross dollar volume (+7% Y/Y), cross-border volume (+14% Y/Y), and switched transactions (+10% Y/Y). 

Value-added services and solutions net revenue rose 26% and 22% on a currency-neutral basis.  This includes a 3 percentage point increase from acquisitions.

The remaining increase was driven primarily by growth …

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