Global Payments Inc (GPN)

Global Payments Inc. provides payment technology and software solutions for card, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It offers authorization, settlement and funding, customer support, chargeback resolution, reconciliation and dispute management, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security, and consolidated billing and reporting services. The company also provides an array of enterprise software solutions that streamline business operations of its customers in various vertical markets; and value-added solutions and services, such as point-of-sale software, analytics and customer engagement, payroll and reporting, and human capital management. It markets its products and services through direct sales force, trade associations, agent and enterprise software providers, referral arrangements with value-added resellers, independent sales organizations, payment facilitators, and financial institutions. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ticker: GPN
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Specialty Business Services
Market cap: $25.77B
52-week range: $61.16 - $101.32

Valuation

Share price: $97.40 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM): -21.31x
Price to book: 1.08x
Price to free cash flow: -152.45x
Enterprise value: $44.27B
Book value per share: $89.85

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	+2.55%
5 days	+0.58%
1 month	+19.09%
3 months	+11.07%
6 months	+39.88%
Year to date	+25.84%
1 year	+27.54%
3 years	-12.28%
5 years	-28.78%
10 years	+37.55%
All time	+2,497.33%

Short interest

As of: Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float: 6.63%
Shares short: 14.56M
Days to cover: 7.46
Change since prior report: -2.74%
Source: FINRA consolidated short interest

Members of Congress who disclosed GPN trades

Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Alan Armstrong · Julie Johnson

Super investors holding GPN

Bill Nygren (Harris Associates LP) · Richard Pzena (Pzena Investment Management) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Samantha McLemore (Patient Capital Management, LLC) · Wallace Weitz (Weitz Investment Management) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: 5.94%
Return on invested capital: 3.31%
Return on assets: 2.62%
Return on capital employed: 3.82%
Gross margin: 72.57%
Net margin: 18.17%
EBITDA margin: 38.72%
Revenue growth: -0.39%
Net income growth: -10.84%
Free cash flow growth: -14.43%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM): -0.66%
Current ratio: 0.82x
Net debt to EBITDA: 4.81x

Latest reported year

Period end: Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year: 2025
Revenue: $7.71B
Cost of revenue: $2.11B
Gross profit: $5.59B
EBITDA: $2.98B
Net income: $1.40B
Earnings per share: $5.79
Shares outstanding: 241.63M

Income statement by year

Period end	Revenue	Gross profit	Net income	EPS
2025-12-31	$7.71B	$5.59B	$1.40B	$5.79
2024-12-31	$7.74B	$5.70B	$1.57B	$6.18
2023-12-31	$7.38B	$5.31B	$986.23M	$3.78
2022-12-31	$8.98B	$5.20B	$111.49M	$0.41
2021-12-31	$8.52B	$4.75B	$965.46M	$3.30
2020-12-31	$7.42B	$3.77B	$584.52M	$1.95
2019-12-31	$4.91B	$2.84B	$430.61M	$2.17
2018-12-31	$3.37B	$2.27B	$452.05M	$2.85
2017-12-31	$3.98B	$2.05B	$468.43M	$3.03
2016-12-31	$3.37B	$1.77B	$201.75M	$1.38

Margins and returns by year

Period end	Gross margin	Net margin	Return on equity	Return on capital
2025-12-31	72.57%	18.17%	5.94%	3.31%
2024-12-31	73.71%	20.30%	6.87%	4.39%
2023-12-31	71.97%	13.36%	4.24%	2.78%
2022-12-31	57.90%	1.24%	0.49%	1.29%
2021-12-31	55.73%	11.33%	3.73%	3.13%
2020-12-31	50.82%	7.87%	2.13%	2.19%
2019-12-31	57.78%	8.77%	1.53%	1.93%
2018-12-31	67.47%	13.43%	10.80%	6.90%
2017-12-31	51.50%	11.78%	11.81%	6.48%
2016-12-31	52.43%	5.99%	7.26%	4.43%

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash	Debt
2025-12-31	$8.34B	$21.55B
2024-12-31	$2.36B	$16.33B
2023-12-31	$2.09B	$16.37B
2022-12-31	$2.00B	$13.50B
2021-12-31	$1.98B	$11.41B
2020-12-31	$1.95B	$8.47B
2019-12-31	$1.68B	$9.09B
2018-12-31	$1.21B	$5.02B
2017-12-31	$1.34B	$4.56B
2016-12-31	$1.16B	$4.26B

Free cash flow by year

Period end	Free cash flow	Stock-based compensation
2025-12-31	$2.04B	$153.65M
2024-12-31	$2.38B	$164.24M
2023-12-31	$1.89B	$208.99M
2022-12-31	$1.63B	$163.26M
2021-12-31	$2.29B	$180.78M
2020-12-31	$1.88B	$148.79M
2019-12-31	$1.08B	$89.63M
2018-12-31	$892.79M	$57.83M
2017-12-31	$330.48M	$39.09M
2016-05-31	$501.30M	$30.81M

Dividend history

Most recent payment: Sep 11, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months: $1.00

Payment date	Dividend per share
2026-09-11	$0.25
2026-06-12	$0.25
2026-03-09	$0.25
2025-12-12	$0.25
2025-09-12	$0.25
2025-06-13	$0.25
2025-03-14	$0.25
2024-12-13	$0.25

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-11-05	Sep 2026	$3.57
2026-08-05	Jun 2026	$3.45
2026-05-06	Mar 2026	$2.82
2026-02-18	Dec 2025	$3.07
2025-11-04	Sep 2025	$3.05
2025-08-06	Jun 2025	$2.88
2025-05-06	Mar 2025	$2.55
2025-02-13	Dec 2024	$2.83

Filings and sources

Company website: globalpayments.com
SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar: All upcoming reports

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