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Marqeta, Inc.

MQ

NASDAQ·Technology·Software - Infrastructure·Mkt cap $1.8B

$17.41

+4.75%

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52-Week Range

$14.80 - $28.16

P/E

Fwd P/E

715.78

Beta

1.32

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

4.0M

Shares Out

440.1M

Mkt Cap

$1.8B

Price action

Price chart

Down 29.1% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Cloud-native, API-first architecture enabling rapid deployment and customization
  • Established relationships with major technology companies and financial institutions
  • Proprietary payment processing infrastructure and card issuing capabilities
  • Developer-friendly platform reducing time-to-market for payment innovations

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Extreme premium - high expectations embedded

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Expansion of embedded finance and buy-now-pay-later solutions

Value

Extreme premium - high expectations embedded

Momentum

Stable

+4.7% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 4, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 5, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.02 vs -$0.00 consensus (+688.2% surprise). Revenue of $165.8M vs $164.3M expected (+0.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +688.2%
Rev beat +0.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+688.2%

Next: Aug 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+14%

+18%

+20%

+28%

+27%

+19%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$125.3M

$128.0M

$135.8M

$139.1M

$150.4M

$163.3M

$172.1M

$165.8M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

4.7%

Wall Street consensus

3 analysts · 0% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

0%

Hold

3

100%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$4.75

-72.7% vs $17.41

Low $4.75
Median $4.75
High $4.75

Latest: Deutsche Bank · Jul 2, 2026

1 analyst covering

vs Industry

How MQ stacks vs Software - Infrastructure

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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