Global Payments Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
Global Payments has a total shareholder equity of $23.5B and total debt of $16.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 69.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $48.0B and $24.5B respectively. Global Payments's EBIT is $2.5B making its interest coverage ratio 5. It has cash and short-term investments of $2.6B.
Key information
69.12%
Debt to equity ratio
US$16.24b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 5x |
| Cash | US$2.60b |
| Equity | US$23.50b |
| Total liabilities | US$24.46b |
| Total assets | US$47.96b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.25
Nov 12
Global Payments: Deep Value Investment With Double-Digit Yield, Deleveraging, And Activist Involvement
Nov 12Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.25
Sep 10Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.25
Aug 09Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.25
Jun 10Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.25
May 23Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.25
May 09Market Cool On Global Payments Inc.'s (NYSE:GPN) Earnings Pushing Shares 28% Lower
Apr 21Global Payments Enacts Transformative Deal
Apr 19Global Payments' (NYSE:GPN) Dividend Will Be $0.25
Mar 10Global Payments Is Interesting Even With A Year Of Mild Recession
Mar 02Global Payments: Short-Term Looks Cloudy, But With A Lot Of Promise Once It Clears
Jan 22Global Payments will reach new heights with a 34% upside potential
Q4 2024 momentum in Merchant Solutions with strong POS adoption (added ~3,000 new locations)Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks
Jan 13Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.25
Dec 04Global Payments Slims Down With SMB Focus
Nov 07Don't Be Fooled By Global Payments' High Adjusted Earnings
Oct 25Global Payments: Don't Be A Hero... Yet
Oct 15Global Payments: Lowered Expectations Provide A Favorable Risk/Reward
Oct 02
ProFac And PayFabric Drive Revenue Surge Amid Expanding Digital B2B Transactions
ProFac's launch and its significant merchant adoption highlight a strong growth catalyst by expanding merchant usage and impacting revenue positively.Global Payments: New Product Development, M&A, And Quite Cheap
Aug 09Global Payments Seems Better Than The Valuation Suggests
Jul 01Paying Attention To Global Payments: An Investment Opportunity That Checks Out
Apr 26Global Payments: Not For Me
Feb 02Global Payments: A Stable Performer Amid Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment
Dec 12Global Payments: Get Your Wallet Out For This Undervalued Company
Dec 04Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GPN's short term assets ($7.2B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($8.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: GPN's short term assets ($7.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($16.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GPN's net debt to equity ratio (58%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: GPN's debt to equity ratio has increased from 34.8% to 69.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: GPN's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (21.6%).
Interest Coverage: GPN's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/24 02:50 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Global Payments Inc. is covered by 53 analysts. 25 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Koning | Baird |
| Gary Prestopino | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| Rufus Hone | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |