Industrials
Global Payments Inc.(GPN)
Live Price
Offline$66.88
+0.78% today
1Y Change
-17.84%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $16.87B
- Revenue Growth
- -23.7%
- EPS Growth
- -5.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.4%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Global Payments Inc. (GPN) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $16.87B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $66.88 and down 17.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -23.7%, EPS growth of -5.5%, a dividend yield of 1.4%. What stands out right now is revenue -23.7%, EPS -5.5%, free cash flow -28.7% with operating margin 23.5% and ROIC 3.1%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 12.2 and price/sales 2.0. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines GPN price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-23.7% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+23.5% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
12.2 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -23.7% and EPS is at -5.5%, with operating margin around 23.5%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.9% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | โ | +0.2% | -1.2% | -2.3% |
2026 Feb 18, 2026 | +0.6% | -1.2% | -4.1% | -14.3% |
2025 Nov 4, 2025 | +0.9% | -1.0% | -3.4% | +0.0% |
Benchmark Edge
GPN vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
GPN Max Drawdown
-30.60%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for GPN and SPY.
Company Overview
Global Payments Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Global Payments Inc. provides payment technology and software solutions for card, electronic, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through three segments: Merchant Solutions, Issuer Solutions, and Business and Consumer Solutions. The Merchant Solutions segment offers authorization services, settlement and funding services, customer support and help-desk functions, chargeback resolution, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security services, consolidated billing and statements, and on-line reporting services. This segment also provides an array of enterprise software solutions that streamline business operations of its customers in various vertical markets; and value-added services, such as point-of-sale solutions, and analytic and engagement tools, as well as payroll and human capital management services. The Issuer Solutions segment offers solutions that enable financial institutions and retailers to manage their card portfolios through a platform; and commercial payments and ePayables solutions for businesses and governments. The Business and Consumer Solutions segment provides general-purpose reloadable prepaid debit and payroll cards, demand deposit accounts, and other financial service solutions to the underbanked and other consumers, and businesses under the Netspend brand. It markets its products and services through direct sales force, trade associations, agent and enterprise software providers, referral arrangements with value-added resellers, and independent sales organizations. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Leadership
- Cameron Bready
- IPO Date
- Jan 16, 2001
- Employees
- 27.0k
- Street Address
- 3550 Lenox Road
- Mailing
- Atlanta, GA, 30326
- Region
- Atlanta, GA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 770 829 8000
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 12.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 9.2
- Price/Sales
- 2.0
- Price/Book
- 0.7
Growth
- Revenue
- -23.7%
- EPS
- -5.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- -28.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 69.4%
- Operating Margin
- 23.5%
- Net Margin
- 16.9%
- ROE
- 6.2%
- ROIC
- 3.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.95
- Current Ratio
- 1.69
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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