There aren't many companies that can say they took care of their shareholders better than (NYSE: MA) has. Since its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2006, the card-payments giant has produced a total return of 10,910%. The S 500, in comparison, generated a total return of 521% during the same time frame.

Mastercard's market cap is currently $415 billion. Is it too late to buy this top financial stock?

Mastercard once again reported another fine quarter. Revenue of $7 billion came in ahead of Wall Street forecasts. This top line was driven by 9% growth in gross dollar volume, with Mastercard handling a whopping 39.4 billion transactions.

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