LSAK vs MA
LSAK: Lesaka Technologies is a Southern African fintech platform digitizing cash-based commerce for underserviced consumers and small merchants. MA: Mastercard operates a global payments technology network that powers secure, fast, and reliable digital transactions for consumers, merchants, and financial institutions worldwide.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | LSAK | MA | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-10-20 close | $4.30 | $620.42 | |
| Market cap | $369M | $543.5B | |
| P/E as of 2026-10-20 | 143.33 | 34.13 | MA lower |
| PEG as of 2026-10-20, 3-year EPS CAGR to FY2025 | n/a | 1.97 | |
| Net margin | +0.4% | +45.6% | MA higher |
| Operating margin | +1.8% | +57.6% | MA higher |
| ROE | +1.3% | +193.2% | MA higher |
| ROA | +0.4% | +27.6% | MA higher |
| Debt / equity filed borrowings, leases excl., balance sheet 2026-06-30 | 1.03 | 4.39 | LSAK lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.4% | +16.4% | MA higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +11.0% | +13.8% | MA higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-09-03 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 0 | 4 | MA higher |
| Beta as of 2026-09-03 | 0.35 | 0.64 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-10-20 close | +3.4% | +9.5% | MA higher |
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-20.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.