Global Payments (GPN): financials, SEC filings and peers

Global Payments (GPN) is a transaction & payment processing services company in the Financials sector of the S&P 500, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

It was founded in 2000 and joined the S&P 500 on April 25, 2016.

Its fiscal year ends in December, and its shares trade on the NYSE.

In its SEC filings it is classified as “Services-Business Services, NEC”.

Global Payments at a glance

Revenue (12 months): $11.5B
Revenue growth: +48.5%
Operating margin: 6.8%
Net income (12 months): −$1.3B
Free cash flow (12 months): −$169M
Cash: $5.6B
Debt: $22.6B
Diluted EPS (12 months): $-4.55

Twelve months to September 30, 2026, from the 10-Q filed November 5, 2026.

Latest twelve months

Over the twelve months to September 30, 2026, Global Payments reported revenue of $11.5 billion, up a strong 48.5% from $7.7 billion a year earlier.

Its operating margin was 6.8%, down 22.1 percentage points from a year earlier: for every $100 of sales, about $7 was left as operating profit.

Global Payments reported a net loss of $1.3 billion over the period.

Profit fell while sales grew, which usually points to higher costs, heavier investment or one-time items. The filings explain which.

Operating cash flow was $728 million and capital spending $897 million, leaving free cash flow of −$169 million (-1.5% of revenue).

At the end of the period it held $5.6 billion in cash and $22.6 billion in debt, a net debt position of $17.0 billion.

The diluted share count rose 10.4% in a year, which dilutes existing shareholders.

Five-year trend

Revenue went from $7.4 billion in fiscal 2020 to $7.7 billion in fiscal 2025, about 0.7% a year.
Operating margin widened from 12.0% to 22.8% over the same years.
Free cash flow was positive in each of the last 6 fiscal years.

Fiscal year	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	$8.5B	$9.0B	$7.4B	$7.7B	$7.7B
Revenue growth	14.8%	5.3%	-17.8%	4.8%	-0.4%
Operating margin	15.9%	7.1%	17.8%	25.5%	22.8%
Net income	$965M	$111M	$986M	$1.6B	$1.4B
Free cash flow	$2.3B	$1.6B	$1.9B	$2.4B	$2.0B
Diluted EPS	$3.29	$0.40	$3.77	$6.16	$5.78

Fiscal years as reported in Global Payments’s 10-K filings. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending.

Recent SEC filings

10-Q filed November 5, 2026 — quarterly report
8-K filed November 5, 2026 — Earnings results
8-K filed November 3, 2026 — Bylaw or fiscal-year change
10-Q filed August 5, 2026 — quarterly report
8-K filed August 5, 2026 — Earnings results
10-Q filed May 8, 2026 — quarterly report
8-K filed May 7, 2026 — Other event
8-K filed May 6, 2026 — Earnings results

All Global Payments filings on SEC EDGAR

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Questions about Global Payments

Is Global Payments's revenue growing?

Yes. Revenue for the twelve months to September 30, 2026 was $11.5 billion, up 48.5% from a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.

Is Global Payments profitable?

Not over the latest twelve months: it reported a net loss of $1.3 billion for the period to September 30, 2026.

Does Global Payments have more cash or more debt?

At September 30, 2026 it had $5.6 billion in cash and $22.6 billion in debt, so more debt than cash.

When did Global Payments last file financial results?

Its latest quarterly report (10-Q) was filed with the SEC on November 5, 2026.

Which companies are similar to Global Payments?

In the S&P 500, Global Payments is grouped in Transaction & Payment Processing Services within the Financials sector. Corpay (CPAY), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Fiserv (FISV), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Mastercard (MA) are in the same group.

Understand the numbers

Source: Global Payments’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), retrieved November 11, 2026. Figures are as reported by the company and may be restated. This page is for information only and is not financial advice.