Global Payments Inc.

NYSE:GPN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$19.2b

Global Payments Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Global Payments has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 23.6%, while the Diversified Financial industry saw earnings growing at 13.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.4% per year. Global Payments's return on equity is 7.1%, and it has net margins of 15.5%.

Key information

23.63%

Earnings growth rate

26.92%

EPS growth rate

Diversified Financial Industry Growth6.15%
Revenue growth rate8.39%
Return on equity7.10%
Net Margin15.48%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Global Payments: Massive Potential With Or Without Worldpay Deal

Jun 25

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.25

Jun 10
Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.25

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.25

May 23
Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.25

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.25

May 09
Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.25

Market Cool On Global Payments Inc.'s (NYSE:GPN) Earnings Pushing Shares 28% Lower

Apr 21
Market Cool On Global Payments Inc.'s (NYSE:GPN) Earnings Pushing Shares 28% Lower

Global Payments Enacts Transformative Deal

Apr 19

Global Payments' (NYSE:GPN) Dividend Will Be $0.25

Mar 10
Global Payments' (NYSE:GPN) Dividend Will Be $0.25

Global Payments Is Interesting Even With A Year Of Mild Recession

Mar 02

Global Payments: Short-Term Looks Cloudy, But With A Lot Of Promise Once It Clears

Jan 22
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Global 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 13
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.25

Dec 04
Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.25

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.25

Nov 20
Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.25

Global Payments Slims Down With SMB Focus

Nov 07

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Nov 06
Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Don't Be Fooled By Global Payments' High Adjusted Earnings

Oct 25

Global Payments: Don't Be A Hero... Yet

Oct 15

Global Payments: Lowered Expectations Provide A Favorable Risk/Reward

Oct 02
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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 (NYSE:GPN) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Aug 10
Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch

Aug 09
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch

Global Payments: New Product Development, M&A, And Quite Cheap

Aug 09

Global Payments Seems Better Than The Valuation Suggests

Jul 01

Paying Attention To Global Payments: An Investment Opportunity That Checks Out

Apr 26

Global Payments: Not For Me

Feb 02

Global Payments: A Stable Performer Amid Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment

Dec 12

Global Payments: Get Your Wallet Out For This Undervalued Company

Dec 04

Global Payments: Steady Growth Ahead Supported By Product Launch And Pricing Growth

Oct 13

Global Payments: A Close Look At Its Revenue Growth Trends And Balance Sheet

Oct 04

Global Payments: Good Company, Fairly Valued

Aug 18

Global Payments: Locked Value Is Yet To Manifest

Jun 10

Global Payments: At Least 30% Upside In The Long-Run

May 31

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Global Payments makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:GPN Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 2510,0981,5633,7780
31 Dec 2410,1061,5703,8150
30 Sep 2410,0241,3643,8500
30 Jun 249,8981,4113,8150
31 Mar 249,7821,3113,7580
31 Dec 239,6549863,7330
30 Sep 239,4748743,6870
30 Jun 239,2838033,5650
31 Mar 239,112-1443,4210
31 Dec 228,9761113,2500
30 Sep 228,917713,1630
30 Jun 228,833773,1480
31 Mar 228,6901,0143,1070
31 Dec 218,5249653,4290
30 Sep 218,2609402,9870
30 Jun 217,9758642,8130
31 Mar 217,5106382,6420
31 Dec 207,4245852,9170
30 Sep 207,4815052,5220
30 Jun 206,6693792,3180
31 Mar 205,9324622,1290
31 Dec 194,9124312,0620
30 Sep 193,8054031,5300
30 Jun 193,5564841,4860
31 Mar 193,4544731,4650
31 Dec 183,3664521,4780
30 Sep 183,5406191,5040
30 Jun 183,7215531,4860
31 Mar 183,8505111,4210
31 Dec 173,9754681,4880
30 Sep 174,2772631,3630
30 Jun 174,1892081,4080
31 Mar 174,0702031,4100
31 Dec 163,7762141,3350
30 Nov 163,3082411,2640
31 Aug 163,0892701,2610
31 May 162,8982721,2740
29 Feb 162,8583001,3230
30 Nov 152,8432931,3260
31 Aug 152,8182891,3130
31 May 152,7742781,2950
28 Feb 152,7412641,2780
30 Nov 142,6932571,2540
31 Aug 142,6292561,2330

Quality Earnings: GPN has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: GPN's current net profit margins (15.5%) are higher than last year (13.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GPN's earnings have grown significantly by 23.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: GPN's earnings growth over the past year (19.2%) is below its 5-year average (23.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: GPN earnings growth over the past year (19.2%) exceeded the Diversified Financial industry 8.5%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: GPN's Return on Equity (7.1%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/14 10:56
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/11 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Global Payments Inc. is covered by 64 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David KoningBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Ramsey El-AssalBarclays