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Global Payments Inc.

$GPN·$16B·Financial - Credit Services·Financial Services
$66.88+0.8%YTD-13.8%1Y-12.2%
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GPGPN
Global Payments Inc.$GPN
$66.88+0.78%66 posts+8%
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AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Comeback attemptWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-06-19

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Payments-tech compounder in deep-value setup with continued operational reset; multiple compression has likely overshot the underlying growth rate.

Global Payments is the payments-tech and merchant-acquiring giant trading at a deep value setup — the 'Is It Too Late to Buy Global Payments Inc (GPN) After 4.8% Rally? GF Value Says Undervalued' (June 11) and 'Strong Value Stock' (June 5) commentary frames the deep-value setup. Multiple insider F-InKind transactions on June 1 are routine. May 7 8-K Item 8.01 disclosed a material development. The May 6 Q1 earnings results showed continued operational execution. No X sentiment in the bundle. At $66.88 the stock is -14% YTD and -12% T12M on a $15.7B market cap, with gross margin 67%, ROE -3.1% and ROIC 1.9% — operating losses related to recent strategic restructuring and goodwill impairments. Debt-to-equity 0.99 is moderate. The bear case is that the payments-acquiring competitive intensity (FIS, FISV, Block, Stripe-IPO-impact) has compressed Global Payments' growth and the Worldpay integration continues to drag near-term metrics; the offsetting case is that the multiple compression has gone far beyond what the operating fundamentals warrant and the long-cycle payment-volume growth remains intact.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Global Payments Inc. is a prominent provider of payment technology and software solutions, facilitating transactions across various forms including card, electronic, check, and digital payments. Its operations span the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company's business is structured into three primary divisions: Merchant Solutions, Issuer Solutions, and Business and Consumer Solutions. The Merchant Solutions segment offers a comprehensive array of services designed to support businesses in managing their payment processing. These services include transaction authorization, settlement, funding, customer support, chargeback resolution, terminal rental and deployment, robust payment security, consolidated billing, and online reporting. Furthermore, this segment delivers specialized enterprise software solutions that help customers in diverse vertical markets streamline their business operations. It also provides various value-added services, such as point-of-sale (POS) systems, analytics and engagement tools, and even payroll and human capital management services. The Issuer Solutions segment empowers financial institutions and retailers by providing them with platforms to efficiently manage their card portfolios. Additionally, it supplies commercial payment and ePayables solutions specifically for businesses and government entities. Through its Business and Consumer Solutions segment, operating notably under the Netspend brand, the company addresses the financial needs of the underbanked, other consumers, and various businesses. This segment's offerings comprise general-purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards, payroll cards, demand deposit accounts, and other related financial services. Global Payments distributes its products and services through a multifaceted sales and marketing approach, leveraging its direct sales force, trade association partnerships, agent and enterprise software provider networks, referral arrangements with value-added resellers, and independent sales organizations. Founded in 1967, Global Payments Inc. is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Financial - Credit Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $GPN.

Financial - Credit Services · Financial Services

Agentic commerce (AI agents transacting on behalf of consumers) is the structural repricing event for payment network infrastructure — Visa, Mastercard, and Amex are building agent transaction APIs as long-duration positioning. X Money's emergence as a potential PayPal disruptor is the week's narrative; higher-for-longer rates continue to pressure fintech lenders' cost of capital.

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Industry benchmark

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+3.5%YTD
-8.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-22.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
1.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
16.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
6.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-3.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
67.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$2.96$2.78+6.5%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$3.18$3.16+0.6%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$3.26$3.23+0.9%
Q2 2025Aug 6, 2025$3.10$3.05+1.6%
Next earningsWed, Aug 5·consensus EPS $3.50

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$3.0B+23.1%57.1%-0.5%$-7.51$-550.2M
Q4 FY25$1.9B-24.6%70.6%13.0%$0.91$347.0M
Q3 FY25$2.0B+0.5%72.3%31.8%$2.65$598.9M
Q2 FY25$2.0B-0.7%74.5%28.7%$0.99$665.4M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 20 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$12.4B$12.4B – $12.6B$13.86$13.73 – $13.9520
FY27$13.1B$13.1B – $13.2B$16.05$15.67 – $17.3320
FY28$13.8B$13.8B – $13.8B$19.07$7.55 – $26.3415
FY29$14.5B$14.3B – $14.6B$21.80$21.54 – $22.1011
FY30$15.7B$15.5B – $15.8B$24.79$24.50 – $25.147

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.19%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-3.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-11.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 198.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.775-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

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  • Position vs 50d & 200d MAs and 52-week range — trend direction at a glance
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Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyFeb 20Joia M JohnsonDirector1.2K sh$99K
+ 40 other (22 awards · 18 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteMay 48-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Global Payments Inc. filed an 8-K under Item 5.07 (shareholder vote results) on May 4, 2026, reporting the outcome of proposals voted on at its April 30, 2026 annual meeting. The excerpt is XBRL header only; the actual vote tallies — including say-on-pay and director election results — are in the attached exhibit. Routine annual meeting disclosure — relevant to ongoing investor scrutiny of GPN's executive compensation and board composition given the company's underperformance and strategic overhaul.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 173
8-KMaterial agreementMar 128-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 8.01: Other event
8-KMaterial agreementMar 118-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Mar 6424B5
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Mar 5424B5
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 33
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 33
+ 18 other (3 routine 8-Ks · 3 13Gs · 3 proxys · 3 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Is It Too Late to Buy Global Payments Inc (GPN) After 4.8% Rally? GF Value Says Undervaluedgurufocus.com·8d agoGlobal Payments Inc. (GPN) Presents at Mizuho Technology Conference 2026 Transcriptseekingalpha.com·9d agoHere's Why Global Payments (GPN) is a Strong Value Stockzacks.com·14d agoGlobal Payments to Present at Mizuho Technology Conferencegurufocus.com·14d agoGlobal Payments to Present at Mizuho Technology Conferencebusinesswire.com·14d ago

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