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GPN

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

Technology • CIK: 0001123360

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Market Cap
$20.38B
P/E (TTM)
11.7x
Rev Growth (TTM)
+21.0%
Net Margin (TTM)
16.4%
FCF Yield (TTM)
14.1%
FCF Margin (TTM)
26.8%

LATEST EARNINGS

Q4 FY2025
9 days ago
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Revenue
$1.90B
-0.1%
Net Income
$236.58M
Flat
EPS
$0.92
-59.1%
Operating
11.3% -26.6%
Net
11.5% -18.6%
  • Adjusted EPS increased 11% (11% constant currency) to $3.18 for Q4 2025, and 10.8% to $12.22 for FY2025.
  • Adjusted operating margin expanded 80 basis points to 44.7% in Q4 2025 and 97 basis points to 44.2% for FY2025.
  • Announced a new share repurchase authorization of $2.5 billion and entered into a $550 million accelerated share repurchase plan.
  • Completed the acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of Issuer Solutions ahead of schedule, repositioning the company as a leading pure-play merchant solutions provider.

Cash Flow Health

Free Cash Flow8/8 positive
TTM$2.9B
Q3 '25
$599M-10%
Q2 '25
$665M+56%
FCF Margin
TTM26.8%
Q3 '2529.8%-12%
Sector: 14.5%Top 25%
OCF Margin32.8%
OCF/NI2.00x
CapEx Coverage5.5x
FCF Yield14.1%
FCF Growth (2Y)+19%
Cash Conversion Cycle
35 days
DSO: 35+DIO: 0DPO: 0

Capital Allocation & Returns

Shareholder Friendly
Total Shareholder YieldTTM
TTM10.2%
Div Yield1.2%
+
Buyback (TTM)9.0%

Strong capital returns to shareholders

Dividend & Payout Metrics
Dividend Yield (TTM)1.2%
FCF Payout Ratio8.6%
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$2.9B
Stock Repurchases (TTM)$1.8B
Capital Return / FCF72.7%
Est. Dividends Paid (TTM)$245.3M
Shows how management rewards shareholders

Operational Efficiency & Returns

Return on Invested CapitalTTM
5.6%
Stable
+0.3% YoY+0.4%
P25MedianP75
75th pctl (med: 0.1%)
DuPont BreakdownROIC = Margin × Turn × (1+D/E)
NOPAT Margin
19.4%
8Q: 19.1%
Asset Turnover
0.22x
8Q: 0.18x
Leverage (1+D/E)
1.59x
D/E: 0.59x
DuPont: 6.9%5.6% ROIC
Asset & CapEx Efficiency
Fixed Asset Turn
5.39x
8Q:4.29x
+104.3%
Invested Cap Turn
0.34x
8Q:0.25x
+11.1%
CapEx Intensity
2.0%
8Q:1.8%
CapEx/Depreciation
0.32x
Asset-based ROIC formula

QUARTERLY TRENDS

Last 8 quarters + TTM

MetricTTMQ3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023
Revenue
$10.7B
$2.0B2.6%
$2.0B18.9%
$2.4B43.9%
$4.3B115.4%
$2.0B1.4%
$2.0B18.6%
$2.4B0.6%
$2.4B
Operating Income
$2.7B
$778.0M82.1%
$427.2M9.3%
$470.9M55.4%
$1.1B138.5%
$442.7M6.9%
$475.4M5.1%
$452.3M9.3%
$498.7M
Net Income
$1.7B
$635.2M162.9%
$241.6M21.0%
$305.7M46.1%
$567.2M80.0%
$315.1M15.9%
$374.8M19.6%
$313.3M13.3%
$361.3M
Operating Cash Flow
$3.5B
$768.7M6.0%
$817.5M47.3%
$555.1M59.1%
$1.4B62.6%
$835.7M3.3%
$808.8M52.7%
$529.6M19.4%
$657.5M
Free Cash Flow
$2.9B
$598.9M10.0%
$665.4M55.6%
$427.5M63.6%
$1.2B75.4%
$669.5M6.3%
$629.6M63.9%
$384.1M23.2%
$500.1M
Total Equity
N/A

Valuation Analysis

Fair Value
Price-to-EarningsTTM
11.7x
Volatile
8Q: 79.9x-4679%
Valuation Lenses
Earnings
11.7x
vs sector
Cash Flow
12.3x
EV/FCF vs
Growth-Adj
0.3xPEG
Undervalued for growth
Quality-Adj
2.1P/E per %ROIC
ROIC: 5.6%
Shareholder Returns
Dividend
1.2%
Buyback
9.0%
Total Yield
10.2%
Market Cap$20.38B
EV
Multi-angle valuation analysis with sector context

Business Quality & Moat

Overall Quality Score
70/100
High Quality

Composite score: Returns (40%) + Consistency (30%) + Earnings Quality (30%)

Returns on Capital

Return on Equity (ROE)Below Avg
7.8%
8Q:
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)Top 25%
5.6%
8Q:
Flat
vs Sector:0.1%

DuPont Analysis (ROIC = NOPAT Margin × Asset Turnover)

NOPAT Margin: 19.4%
Asset Turnover: 0.22x

Earnings Quality

Cash Conversion

2.00x

OCF / Net Income

FCF Consistency

Positive quarters

Competitive Moat Indicators

Pricing Power

Gross Margin60.4%

Capital Efficiency

Invested Capital Turnover0.34x

Working Capital

Cash Conversion Cycle35 days

Growth Quality & Momentum

Quality Growth
Growth Quality Score
80/100
Growth 40%
Margins 30%
FCF 20%
Consistency 10%

Growth Rates

Revenue Growth YoY
21.0%
OpInc Growth YoY
75.7%
EPS Growth YoY
33.9%
FCF 3Y CAGR
19.4%

Growth Quality Analysis

Sustainability Index: 7.5/10 - Highly sustainable growth

Margin Quality & Sustainability

Low Quality
Profitability Cascade
Gross
60.4%
Operating
25.6%
Top 25% in sector
Net
16.4%
Margins Unknown
Earnings Quality Signals
SBC / Revenue
FCF vs Net Gap
+10.5 pts
FCF: 26.8% | Net: 16.4%

Quality = stability + cash conversion + low dilution

Balance Sheet & Solvency

Adequate
Net Debt / EBITDA
Net Debt: $10.29B
Interest Coverage
Leverage Metrics
Debt-to-Equity
0.59x
Balance sheet risk & solvency analysis