# Mastercard Shares Climb 2.8% in Thursday Premarket After Q3 Earnings Beat By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/43625 Published: 2026-10-29T15:15:47.000Z Updated: 2026-10-29T15:15:47.000Z Section: Business > Adjusted earnings per share were $5.31, topping the $5.17 average estimate by 14 cents, while revenue also beat expectations. Shares in Mastercard climbed 2.8% before Thursday's U.S. market open after the payments company beat third-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts as consumer spending held up. Third-quarter adjusted earnings per share were $5.31, 14 cents above the $5.17 average analyst estimate. Q3 adjusted EPS was $5.31, compared with adjusted diluted EPS of $5.04 in the [second-quarter results](). Revenue in that quarter rose 14% year over year to $9.3 billion. ## Links in this article - [second-quarter results](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/34847)