US · Industrials · Specialty Business Services
EPS came in at 3.58 against a street estimate of 3.57 — a beat of 0.3%.
Analysts rate Global Payments Inc a buy (17 buy, 18 hold, 2 sell out of 37) with an average price target of $105.27.
CONFIDENT GPN beat Q2 earnings; 4% normalized revenue growth despite 100bps Middle East travel headwind. Genius POS momentum strong (50% YoY location growth). Full-year guide lowered to 4–5% due to prolonged conflict impact, but integration executing well and capital returns on track. Q2 2026 Middle East conflict impact persisting through 2026; capacity returning is short-haul/lower-yield domestic routes, not high-margin long-haul. U.K. macro struggles pressuring Worldpay SMB portfolio. Analysts pressed on segment growth cadence, Middle East headwind specifics vs. Q1 assumptions, and back-book conversion upside. Management clarified 4.5% H2 range allows 70–100bps travel impact, Genius focus is front-book expansion + optional upgrades, and enterprise VAS (not just payment) is cross-sell driver. 2026-08-05…
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| Fund | Stake |
|---|---|
| GTCR LLC | 16.35% |
| BlackRock Inc | 7.17% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 5.56% |
| Harris Associates L.P. | 4.88% |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 4.60% |
| Pzena Investment Management, LLC | 4.42% |
| State Street Corp | 3.97% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 3.74% |
| Document | Date |
|---|---|
| Quarterly report · Q3 2026 HEADLINE NUMBERS • Third-quarter 2026 revenue was $3,306,284 thousand, up from $2,019,509 thousand in the third quarter of 2025. • Third-quarter net | 2026-11-05 |
| Results announced · Q4 2026 HEADLINE NUMBERS • Third-quarter 2026 GAAP revenue was $3.31 billion, up 63.7% from $2.02 billion. • Adjusted net revenue was $3.18 billion, up 31.0 | 2026-11-05 |
| Charter / bylaws change · Q4 2026 OTHER NOTABLE POINTS • Global Payments Inc. filed a Form 8-K covering amendments to its bylaws, approved by the Board of Directors on October 28, 202 | 2026-11-03 |
| Quarterly report · Q2 2026 GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. – Q2 2026 10-Q SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q2 2026 revenues: $3,320,791 thousand ($3.32 billion), up 69% vs Q2 2025 ($1,969,287 | 2026-08-05 |
| Results announced · Q3 2026 GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. - Q2 2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q2 2026 GAAP diluted EPS: $0.05 | Adjusted diluted EPS: $3.46 (up 12% year-over-y | 2026-08-05 |
| Quarterly report · Q1 2026 GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. - Q1 2026 (10-Q) SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Revenue Q1 2026: $2,969,682k ($2.97 billion), up 63% from $1,820,318k in Q1 2025 • | 2026-05-08 |
| Company announcement · Q2 2026 GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. (GPN) - FORM 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Company announced accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program on May 6, 2026 • Total | 2026-05-07 |
| Results announced · Q2 2026 GLOBAL PAYMENTS Q1 2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q1 2026 GAAP diluted EPS: ($6.59) — negative due to discontinued operations losses from | 2026-05-06 |
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| Action | Detail | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.25 / share ex-date Sep 11, 2026 · pay Sep 25, 2026 | 2026-09-11 |
| Dividend | $0.25 / share ex-date Jun 12, 2026 · pay Jun 26, 2026 | 2026-06-12 |
| Dividend | $0.25 / share ex-date Mar 9, 2026 · pay Mar 30, 2026 | 2026-03-09 |
| Dividend | $0.25 / share ex-date Dec 12, 2025 · pay Dec 26, 2025 | 2025-12-12 |
| Announcement | Date |
|---|---|
| Accelerated share repurchase program of $500 million announced Global Payments Inc. announced on May 6, 2026, that it entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement to buy back $500 million of its own stock. This is part of a previously ap | 2026-05-07 |
| Acquired Worldpay from FIS and GTCR; divested Issuer Solutions business Global Payments Inc. completed a major strategic restructuring in January 2026. The company acquired 100% of Worldpay (a payment processing business) from Fidelity National Information Servi | 2026-03-05 |
| Accelerated share repurchase program of $550 million announced Global Payments Inc. announced on February 18, 2026 that it entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program to buy back $550 million of its own stock. The company will receive app | 2026-02-19 |
| GTCR acquires approximately 15.45% stake in company through transaction Global Payments completed a transaction with GTCR, a private equity firm, on January 9, 2026. GTCR now owns approximately 15.45% of Global Payments' outstanding shares, received as stock con | 2026-01-12 |
| Completed $6.2B senior notes offering to fund Worldpay acquisition Global Payments Inc. completed a $6.2 billion debt offering on November 14, 2025, issuing four series of senior notes with maturities ranging from 2028 to 2035 and interest rates between 4.5 | 2025-11-14 |
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