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.
- Symbol
- GPN
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- Market cap
- $22.33B
- 52 week range
- 61.16 - 95.88
Valuation
- Share price
- $84.00 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- -28.19x
- Price to book
- 0.94x
- Price to free cash flow
- 27.14x
- Enterprise value
- $40.47B
- Book value per share
- $89.38
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|
| 1 day | -1.51% |
| 5 days | -5.60% |
| 1 month | -10.15% |
| 3 months | +30.68% |
| 6 months | +18.21% |
| Year to date | +8.53% |
| 1 year | -2.45% |
| 3 years | -29.51% |
| 5 years | -48.77% |
| 10 years | +11.38% |
| All time | +2140.00% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 5.94%
- Return on invested capital
- 4.05%
- 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)
- 3.68%
- Current ratio
- 0.82x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 4.75x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- 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% | 4.05% |
| 2024-12-31 | 73.71% | 20.30% | 6.87% | 4.66% |
| 2023-12-31 | 71.97% | 13.36% | 4.24% | 2.93% |
| 2022-12-31 | 57.90% | 1.24% | 0.49% | 1.36% |
| 2021-12-31 | 55.73% | 11.33% | 3.73% | 3.30% |
| 2020-12-31 | 50.82% | 7.87% | 2.13% | 3.12% |
| 2019-12-31 | 57.78% | 8.77% | 1.53% | 2.02% |
| 2018-12-31 | 67.47% | 13.43% | 10.80% | 7.91% |
| 2017-12-31 | 51.50% | 11.78% | 11.81% | 7.67% |
| 2016-12-31 | 52.43% | 5.99% | 7.26% | 5.29% |
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 | - |
| 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
- 2026-09-11
- 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
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-11-03
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $3.56
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Jun/2026 | $3.45 |
| 2026-05-06 | - | - |
| 2026-02-18 | - | - |
| 2026-02-12 | - | - |
| 2025-11-04 | - | - |
| 2025-08-06 | - | - |
| 2025-05-06 | - | - |
| 2025-02-13 | - | - |
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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