Global Payments Stock
Global Payments Inc.
Company data
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Credit Services
- Country
- United States
- CEO
- Cameron Bready
- Employees
- 26,000
- Market cap
- $22.1 B
- IPO
- 16/01/2001
Global Payments Inc. is a provider of payment technology and software solutions that facilitates transactions across various forms including card, electronic, check, and digital payments. Founded in 1967, the company is headquartered in Atlanta, USA. Its operations span the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific…
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Global Payments stock: price history
1D
-0.6%
1W
+1.8%
1M
-3.3%
6M
+15.6%
YTD
+8.1%
1Y
+0.0%
2Y
-17.8%
5Y
-47.9%
10Y
+14.6%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
03/11/2026 (in 17 days)
Volatility around earnings
~75% stronger price swings than usual
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Business model & megatrends
Robust business model that benefits noticeably from at least one megatrend.
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Global Payments Inc. is a payment technology and software solutions provider that supports the processing of various transaction types, including card, electronic, and digital payments. The business model is divided into three segments: Merchant Solutions encompasses transaction processing, POS systems, and specialized enterprise software; Issuer Solutions provides platforms for managing card issuance for financial institutions; and Business and Consumer Solutions offers prepaid debit cards and financial services. The company combines transaction-based fees with software solutions and integrated services such as payroll services to address various market segments in payment processing.
- Revenue model
- Mixed
- Recurring revenue
- High
- Pricing power
- Moderate
- Moat
- Narrow
- Moat type
- Switching costs
- Capital intensity
- Low
- Customer concentration
- Unknown
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Analyst assessment of Global Payments
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$80.00
CONSENSUS
US$102.75
MEDIAN
US$102.00
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$137.00
0
STRONG BUY
37
BUY
22
HOLD
4
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
63
TOTAL · Buy
As of: 08/10/2026
Global Payments stock metrics
P/E
-21.45
P/B
0.94
EV/EBITDA
10.02
RETURN ON EQUITY
-0.0%
NET MARGIN
-0.3%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.97
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.2%
AS OF
30/06/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
83.0%
FLOAT SHARES
219,625,325
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
2,292,231
Insider transactions (SEC)
Cortopassi Robert M
Cortopassi Robert M
Bready Cameron M
Bready Cameron M
Steele-Belkin Dara L.
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Frequently asked questions about Global Payments stock
What does Global Payments do?
Global Payments Inc. is a company in the Financial Services sector, Financial - Credit Services industry, headquartered in United States.
The CEO is Cameron Bready, the company employs around 26,000 people.
The IPO was on 16/01/2001; the stock trades on NYSE under the ticker GPN.
What do analysts say about Global Payments stock?
63 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 08/10/2026).
The average price target is US$102.75, ranging from US$80.00 to US$137.00, with a median of US$102.00.
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Global Payments report next?
The next earnings date is 03/11/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 75% stronger than usual.
Does Global Payments pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$0.25 per share, ex-date 11/09/2026, paid on 25/09/2026.
The dividend yield is 1.2% (as of 30/06/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Global Payments?
Comparable stocks include Visa, Mastercard, American Express Company, Capital One Financial, PayPal Holdings, Affirm Holdings, Synchrony Financial and OneMain Holdings.
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