In their upcoming report, Wall Street analysts forecast MasterCard (MA) to post quarterly earnings of $3.73 per share, up 10% from the same period last year. Revenue is expected to be $7.25 billion, up 11% year over year.

The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised upward by 0.5% in the last 30 days and is now at current levels. This reflects how the analysts covering the stock have collectively reassessed their initial estimates during this period.

Before a company announces its earnings, it's important to consider any changes to earnings estimates. This is a valuable factor in predicting investors' potential reactions to the stock. Empirical research has consistently shown a strong connection between trends in earnings estimate revisions and a stock's near-term price performance.

While investors typically use consensus earnings and revenue estimates as a benchmark for evaluating the company's quarterly performance, examining analyst forecasts for some of the company's key metrics can provide a more comprehensive perspective.

With that in mind, let's dive deeper into the average forecasts of some MasterCard metrics that are commonly tracked and forecast by analysts on Wall Street.

Analysts expect “Revenue – Other Network Valuations” to be $246.35 million. The estimate assumes a change of +7.6% year-on-year.

Analysts predict that “revenue exceedance” will reach $2.71 billion. The estimate suggests an annual change of +17.2%.

The analysts' consensus estimate suggests an estimated “revenue transaction processing estimate” of $3.49 billion. The estimate suggests a change of +10.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Based on analysts' collective assessment, “domestic revenue” is expected to be $2.68 billion. The estimate assumes a year-on-year change of +8.8%.

Analysts expect “switched transactions” to reach 40,744.20 million. The estimate compares to the previous year's figure of 37.16 billion.

The consensus estimate for “Gross Dollar Volume – All Mastercard Credit, Fee and Debit Programs – Latin America” is $213.40 billion. The estimate compares to last year's figure of $192 billion.

The analysts' combined assessment suggests that “Gross Dollar Volume – All Mastercard Credit, Fee and Debit Programs – APMEA” will likely reach $598.18 billion. The estimate contrasts with last year's figure of $569 billion.

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