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Global Payments Inc.
GPN Technology Software Infrastructure
Global Payments Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $7.7 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 68.6%, EPS fell 95.0%, free cash flow fell 35.8% and total debt rose 39.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 51.29 | 69.04 | 94.81 | 98.56 | 105.54 | 116.75 | 92.27 | 94.05 | 91.60 | 65.93 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 79.93 | 104.90 | 129.25 | 185.42 | 215.70 | 220.81 | 153.76 | 138.07 | 141.78 | 115.19 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 8,995 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 26,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 2,898 | 3,975 | 3,366 | 4,912 | 7,424 | 8,524 | 8,976 | 7,380 | 7,736 | 7,706 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 60.40 | 51.50 | 67.47 | 57.78 | 50.82 | 55.73 | 57.90 | 71.97 | 73.71 | 72.57 | |||||
| EBT | 361 | 393 | 562 | 518 | 594 | 1,045 | 224 | 782 | 1,530 | 1,260 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 12.45 | 9.88 | 16.70 | 10.54 | 8.00 | 12.25 | 2.50 | 10.59 | 19.78 | 16.35 | |||||
| Net income | 290 | 494 | 485 | 469 | 605 | 988 | 143 | 1,029 | 1,644 | 1,456 | |||||
| Depreciation | 190 | 496 | 574 | 944 | 1,693 | 1,785 | 1,772 | 1,900 | 2,000 | 1,543 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 21.91 | 25.70 | 21.22 | 24.77 | 24.81 | 29.13 | 32.62 | 28.26 | 30.42 | 31.89 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.67 | 3.03 | 2.85 | 2.17 | 1.95 | 3.30 | 0.41 | 3.78 | 6.18 | 5.79 | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.48 | 3.31 | 6.97 | 7.02 | 7.73 | 9.50 | 8.15 | 9.76 | 12.02 | 10.99 | |||||
| Capex | (0.69) | (0.93) | (1.34) | (1.55) | (1.46) | (1.69) | (2.24) | (2.52) | (2.65) | (2.56) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.79 | 2.38 | 5.63 | 5.46 | 6.28 | 7.82 | 5.92 | 7.24 | 9.37 | 8.44 | |||||
| Book value | 21.01 | 25.64 | 26.38 | 141.48 | 91.86 | 88.40 | 81.91 | 89.15 | 89.88 | 97.58 | |||||
| Shares, m | 132 | 155 | 159 | 198 | 299 | 293 | 275 | 261 | 254 | 242 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 42.24 | 33.19 | 36.06 | 77.36 | 110.47 | 41.09 | 227.73 | 33.55 | 18.10 | 13.34 | ||||
| P/S | 2.85 | 3.87 | 4.86 | 7.37 | 8.68 | 4.64 | 3.07 | 4.50 | 3.68 | 2.43 | |||||
| P/B | 3.36 | 3.88 | 3.91 | 1.29 | 2.35 | 1.53 | 1.22 | 1.43 | 1.25 | 0.79 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 3.85 | 4.71 | 6.03 | 8.89 | 9.67 | 5.76 | 4.35 | 6.43 | 5.46 | 4.13 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 32.36 | 50.87 | 22.72 | 40.29 | 38.24 | 21.45 | 23.97 | 25.07 | 17.73 | 15.61 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 593 | 512 | 1,106 | 1,391 | 2,314 | 2,781 | 2,244 | 2,550 | 3,058 | 2,657 | ||||
| Capex | (92) | (144) | (213) | (308) | (436) | (493) | (616) | (658) | (675) | (618) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 501 | 368 | 893 | 1,083 | 1,878 | 2,288 | 1,628 | 1,892 | 2,383 | 2,039 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 264 | 488 | 108 | 787 | 43 | 248 | (585) | (52) | (221) | 5,146 | ||||
| Total debt | 4,439 | 4,660 | 5,130 | 9,126 | 9,294 | 11,493 | 13,459 | 16,313 | 16,098 | 21,462 | |||||
| Net debt | 3,276 | 3,324 | 3,919 | 7,447 | 7,348 | 9,514 | 11,461 | 14,224 | 13,741 | 13,126 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 2,779 | 3,965 | 4,186 | 28,055 | 27,487 | 25,869 | 22,540 | 23,280 | 22,856 | 23,578 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 2.57 | 3.96 | 3.45 | 1.49 | 1.32 | 2.16 | 0.25 | 2.07 | 3.22 | 2.79 | ||||
| ROIC | 4.39 | 4.79 | 5.68 | 1.39 | 1.60 | 2.40 | 1.18 | 2.19 | 3.37 | 2.99 | |||||
| ROE | 9.61 | 13.89 | 11.09 | 2.67 | 2.10 | 3.62 | 0.46 | 4.30 | 6.81 | 6.03 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Global Payments Inc. vs peers in Software Infrastructure (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRSN VeriSign, Inc. | $27.5B | 32.8× | 31.1× | +6.03% (above 0%: growing) | +7.69% (above 0%: growing) | +9.30% (above 0%: growing) | 88.50% | 68.18% | Compare |
| CPAY Corpay, Inc. | $26.7B | 24.0× | 16.3× | +21.49% (above 0%: growing) | −6.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | +30.16% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 35.28% | Compare |
| FFIV F5, Inc. | $25.9B | 34.8× | 33.5× | +10.85% (above 0%: growing) | +11.55% (above 0%: growing) | +12.46% (above 0%: growing) | 82.25% | 24.65% | Compare |
| IOT Samsara Inc. | $24.9B | 241× | 208× | +29.88% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +46.50% (above 0%: growing) | 77.21% | 0.96% | Compare |
| RBRK Rubrik, Inc. | $24.6B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +37.89% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +14.13% (above 0%: growing) | 78.44% | (16.83%) | Compare |
| GPN Global Payments Inc. | $22.3B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +68.63% (above 0%: growing) | −94.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | −35.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | 61.04% | 10.15% | |
| NTNX Nutanix | $18.9B | 12.0× | 42.2× | +15.89% (above 0%: growing) | +3,250.00% (above 0%: growing) | +33.59% (above 0%: growing) | 86.03% | 9.24% | Compare |
| TOST Toast, Inc. | $18.7B | 38.0× | 27.8× | +23.10% (above 0%: growing) | +92.86% (above 0%: growing) | −37.50% (below 0%: shrinking) | 27.04% | 7.97% | Compare |
| KSPI Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Sponsored ADR | $18.0B | 8.4× | 6.4× | +20.70% (above 0%: growing) | +5.19% (above 0%: growing) | +73.38% (above 0%: growing) | 74.32% | 0.00% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $24.8B | 32.8× | 31.1× | +21.10% | +9.62% | +22.14% | 80.35% | 8.60% |
GPN metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Global Payments Inc. (GPN) key facts
- Global Payments Inc. (GPN) is a Software Infrastructure company in the Technology sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- Global Payments Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $7.7 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024.
- As of October 16, 2026, GPN traded at $83.67, a market capitalization of $22.3 billion.
- Global Payments Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share, a yield of 1.20%.
- Return on equity was 6.03% and debt-to-equity 0.94.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 0.90 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.