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What is Marqeta, Inc. worth?

With the base-case assumptions below, a discounted cash flow model on Marqeta, Inc.'s reported free cash flow gives $12.99 per share. The share price was $16.96 on September 25, 2026, 31% above that value.

Inputs from the filings

Free cash flow, fiscal 2025
$160.8M
Average free cash flow, last 5 years
$55.2M
Cash
$691.4M
balance sheet of June 30, 2026
Debt
$0
not reported, counted as 0
Diluted shares, fiscal 2025
462,168,000
Revenue growth per year, last 4 years
21.1%

Three sets of assumptions

CaseGrowth yrs 1-5Growth yrs 6-10After year 10Discount rateValue per shareValue vs price
Bear10.0%6.0%2.0%10.0%$8.48-50%
Base15.0%9.0%2.5%9.0%$12.99-23%
Bull20.0%11.5%3.0%8.0%$21.39+26%

Sensitivity: base case value per share

Discount rate down the side, growth after year 10 across the top. Everything else as in the base case.

1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
7.0%$16.41$17.47$18.77$20.40$22.49
8.0%$13.84$14.53$15.35$16.33$17.52
9.0%$11.97$12.45$12.99$13.63$14.38
10.0%$10.56$10.89$11.27$11.71$12.21
11.0%$9.45$9.70$9.97$10.28$10.63

Where the presets come from

Base: years 1 to 5 grow at Marqeta, Inc.'s revenue growth rate over the last 4 fiscal years (21.1% a year), held between -5% and 15%. Years 6 to 10 grow halfway between that and the long-run rate of 2.5%. Future cash is discounted at 9% a year.

Bear: 5 points less growth, 2% long-run growth, 10% discount rate. Bull: 5 points more growth (at most 25%), 3% long-run growth, 8% discount rate.

Value per share = (present value of 10 years of free cash flow + present value of everything after + cash - debt) / diluted shares.

This is a model run on assumptions, not a recommendation or a price target. Small changes in the discount rate or growth move the result a lot, as the table above shows. Change them yourself in the calculator.

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