Global Payments Inc (GPN) stock
GPNNYSEServices-Business Services, NECFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 9/3030% below fair value
$91.90+3.71 (+4.21%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $24.32BP/E –Yield 1.09%
Global Payments statistics
102 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 11, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 33.40
- 12.99
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.65
- 2.10
- EV / EBIT
- 53.53
- 21.00
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 6.42%
- 1.88%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.47%
- 0.04%
- Float
- 220M
- 53M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 16.9%
- 13.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 106.7%
- 62.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 14M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -1.61%
- -3.30%
- Short % of Float
- 6.52%
- 5.82%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 5.42%
- 4.22%
- Days to Cover
- 4.31
- 3.54
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $102.91
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $61.16
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $90.84
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $87.11
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $78.06
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.34
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -5.65%
- 0.50%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 9.18%
- -1.81%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 1.68%
- -4.67%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 36.0%
- 0.47%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 18.7%
- -13.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 18.7%
- -13.9%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -17.8%
- -16.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -30.2%
- -57.0%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 38.1%
- 46.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.95
- 0.64
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 51.6
- 47.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 43.9%
- 65.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.17
- 1.19
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -0.39%
- -0.85%
- EBITDA Margin
- 32.6%
- 0.72%
- FCF Margin
- -1.47%
- 9.88%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -5.63%
- 1.34%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -2.33%
- -3.24%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 1.64%
- -0.09%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 1.60%
- -0.55%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.82
- 1.37
- Quick Ratio
- 0.53
- 0.94
- Debt / Equity
- 0.97
- 0.51
- Debt / EBITDA
- 6.01
- 2.60
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.52
- 1.41
- Interest Coverage
- 0.81
- -0.55
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 48.5%
- 9.45%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -173.6%
- 9.41%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -164.0%
- 12.3%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -107.1%
- 14.3%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -4.96%
- 7.44%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 0.75%
- 12.3%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 143.6%
- 13.7%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 24.3%
- 12.4%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.21
- 0.64
- Revenue Per Employee
- $442.06K
- $394.08K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$49.56K
- -$7.02K
- Employee Count
- 26,000
- 525
- WACC
- 7.63%
- 10.3%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$45.23M
- -$315.88K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$16.97B
- $1.76M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$64.11
- $0.12
- Equity (Book Value)
- $23.14B
- $51.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $87.43
- $1.98
- Tangible Book Value
- -$22.43B
- $2.87M
- Working Capital
- -$2.47B
- $16.25M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$897.15M
- -$5.67M
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.64
- $0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -5.30%
- 0.37%
- FCF Yield
- -0.70%
- 4.39%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.09%
- 1.31%
- Buyback Yield
- 5.10%
- 3.39%
- Shareholder Yield
- 6.19%
- 3.74%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.00
- $1.04
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 6.12%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 1
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $961.90M
- $3.48M
- Income Tax
- -$120.65M
- $1.63M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.65
- 1.96
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.67
- -2.82
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | GPN | S&P 500 | Difference | GPN per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +12.2% | -3.0% | +15.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -2.8% | -2.8% | −0.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +19.9% | +11.5% | +8.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | +23.4% | +13.5% | +9.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | -12.6% | +77.7% | −90.3 pts | -4.4% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -26.6% | +72.6% | −99.2 pts | -6.0% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +40.4% | +308.2% | −267.7 pts | +3.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
14M GPN shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.6% from the previous report, or 6.52% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 14,329,452 | -1.6% | 3,322,471 | 4.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 14,563,462 | -2.7% | 1,952,280 | 7.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14,973,773 | -8.0% | 2,525,546 | 5.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 16,273,824 | +1.1% | 2,242,222 | 7.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 16,089,990 | +9.5% | 2,678,300 | 6.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 14,693,735 | -16.3% | 3,558,643 | 4.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 17,556,592 | -12.5% | 3,261,330 | 5.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 20,059,449 | +2.1% | 3,142,970 | 6.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19,654,940 | +5.1% | 4,201,119 | 4.7 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18,705,607 | +29.1% | 4,920,573 | 3.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 14,491,889 | -1.0% | 3,313,733 | 4.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 14,641,569 | +15.5% | 3,611,686 | 4.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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