Global Payments/$GPN
Global Payments shares rise after reports that private-equity firm CD&R is exploring a take-private deal, although talks remain at an early stage.
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About Global Payments
Global Payments is a leading provider of payment processing and software solutions and historically focused on serving small and midsize merchants. The Worldpay acquisition pushes the company into the large merchant space and expands the company's international operations. Following the Worldpay acquisition, the company will process about $4 trilliion in payment volume.
- Ticker
- $GPN
- Sector
- Finance
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 26,000
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, United States
- Website
- www.globalpayments.com
Global Payments Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$26B
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-$3.67
0.79
$1.00
1.03%
Price and volume
Market cap
$26B
Beta
0.79
52-week high
$101.32
52-week low
$61.16
Average daily volume
2.5M
Dividend rate
$1.00
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.825
Quick ratio
0.494
Long term debt to equity
0.897
Total debt to equity
0.983
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.79%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
4,482.188
Gross margin (TTM)
63.96%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-9.15%
Operating margin (TTM)
20.51%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
20.69%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$390,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.33%
Return on equity (TTM)
2.43%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.418
Price to book
1.11
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-1.11
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
29.978
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.34%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.23
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.03%
Forward dividend yield
1.03%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
32.20%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-163.98%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.21%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
6.88%
What the Analysts think about Global Payments
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Global Payments stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Global Payments stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Underlying profitability improved in Q2: adjusted EPS rose 12% to $3.46 and adjusted operating margin widened 70 basis points to 42%. Management still expects about 150 basis points of margin expansion in 2026. (Global Payments Inc.)
Genius is gaining traction, with new locations up more than 50% year over year and bookings up over 25% sequentially in Q2. Selling it through Global Payments’ and Worldpay’s distribution channels could help GPN win more merchants and software revenue. (The Motley Fool)
Worldpay adds significant integration upside: GPN targets $600 million of annual run-rate expense synergies by the end of 2028. Delivering those savings could support earnings and cash flow. (SEC)
Middle East disruption has hurt GPN’s travel business. The company cut its 2026 outlook to 4%–5% normalized constant-currency revenue growth and adjusted EPS of $13.60–$13.80. (Global Payments Inc.)
Worldpay brings integration and balance-sheet risk: net leverage was just below 3.5x at Q2, with a 3x target not expected until the end of 2027. Integration and transformation costs are also expected to continue through 2028. (The Motley Fool, SEC)
The enlarged company’s reported growth overstates its underlying momentum: Q2 adjusted net revenue rose 34% on the reported basis but only 4% on a normalized basis. That leaves organic growth modest despite the added scale from Worldpay. (Global Payments Inc.)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 30 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Global Payments
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Fund name | Fund size | $GPN weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Digitalisation$DGTL | $761M | 0.76% |
iShares Digitalisation£DGIT | $813M | 0.76% |
Invesco S&P US Select Sector Financials£XLFQ | $396M | 0.30% |
Invesco Financials S&P US Select Sector$XLFS | $396M | 0.30% |
iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector$IUFS | $2.5B | 0.24% |
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