Inside the research
Global Payments Inc.
GPN Research profile · latest available data
Price overview
$86.49
▲ +1.18 (+1.4%)
| 52w hi | $94.56 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $62.06 |
| Vol | 2.16M |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score +0.15
| Short | +0.47 |
|---|---|
| Medium | +0.10 |
| Long | -0.40 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
Global Payments Inc.
Industrials · Specialty Business Services
| Market cap | $22.89B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $41.89B |
| Trailing P/E | 40.99x |
| Forward P/E | 5.40x |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.35x |
| P / S (ttm) | 2.24x |
| Profit margin | -9.2% |
| Return on equity | 2.4% |
| Revenue growth | +68.6% |
| Earnings growth | -95.2% |
| Debt / equity | 98.27 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.03 | |
| Sector | -0.01 | |
| Technical | +0.27 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
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.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 1.23 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.49 |
| Annual vol | 40.6% |
| Annual ret | -4.1% |
| Sharpe | -0.10 |
| Max DD | -47.7% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Analyst Coverage
| Mean PT | $95.30 |
|---|---|
| High / Low | $194.00 / $60.00 |
| Median | $85.00 |
| Analysts | 27 |
| Strong Buy | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | 12 | |
| Hold | 19 | |
| Sell | 1 | |
| Strong Sell | 1 |
Recent rating actions
| 2026-05-07 | Stephens & Co. | → Equal-Weight |
| 2026-04-24 | Truist Securities | → Hold |
| 2026-04-22 | BMO Capital | → Market Perform |
| 2026-04-08 | RBC Capital | → Sector Perform |
| 2026-04-02 | Citigroup | → Buy |
| 2026-03-26 | Raymond James | → Market Perform |
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-05-07 | Other Material Event | read |
| 2026-05-06 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-05-04 | Shareholder Vote | read |
| 2026-03-12 | Material Agreement, Material Obligation… | read |
| 2026-03-11 | Material Agreement, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-03-05 | Other Material Event, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-02-19 | Other Material Event | read |
| 2026-02-18 | Earnings Release, Officer / Director Change… | read |
| 2026-01-14 | Officer / Director Change | read |
| 2026-01-12 | Material Agreement, Acquisition / Disposition… | read |
| 2025-11-14 | Material Agreement, Material Obligation… | read |
Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Cortopassi Robert M | President and COO | Withheld for tax | 825 | $71.05K |
| 2026-08-04 | Cortopassi Robert M | President and COO | Withheld for tax | 2.96K | $260.78K |
| 2026-07-29 | Bready Cameron M | Chief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 9.70K | $724.43K |
| 2026-07-29 | Bready Cameron M | Chief Executive Officer | Withheld for tax | 8.87K | $783.04K |
| 2026-06-01 | Bready Cameron M | Chief Executive Officer | Withheld for tax | 2.30K | $173.33K |
| 2026-06-01 | Steele-Belkin Dara L. | Chief Legal Officer | Withheld for tax | 2.25K | $170.09K |
| 2026-05-01 | Sankaran Vivek | Grant | 3.18K | — | |
| 2026-05-01 | Watson Patricia A | Grant | 3.18K | — | |
| 2026-05-01 | Kliphouse Kirsten Marie | Grant | 3.18K | — | |
| 2026-05-01 | MCDANIEL CONNIE D | Grant | 3.18K | — |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | $0 |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 0 / 0 |
| Insider bias | Neutral |
| 13F holders | 0 |
| Top-5 share | 0.0% |
| HHI | 0 (—) |
Dividends
| Yield (TTM) | 0.58% |
|---|---|
| $ / share (TTM) | $0.50 |
| 5y CAGR | +5.1% |
Annual dividend per share
| 2021 | $0.89 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.00 |
| 2023 | $1.00 |
| 2024 | $1.00 |
| 2025 | $1.00 |
| 2026 | $0.25 |
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2011–2025 · 15 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.71B | +12.6% | |
| Operating income | $1.97B | +14.6% | |
| Net income | $1.40B | +14.5% | |
| Cash from ops | $2.55B | +11.2% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $86.21 | $86.77 | $84.97 | $86.49 | 2.16M |
| Sep 24 | $84.23 | $85.46 | $83.14 | $85.31 | 2.26M |
| Sep 23 | $84.46 | $85.44 | $83.19 | $84.00 | 2.44M |
| Sep 22 | $86.15 | $86.25 | $84.36 | $84.78 | 2.59M |
| Sep 21 | $85.71 | $86.61 | $84.18 | $85.29 | 2.67M |
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