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Global Payments Inc. (GPN)

Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Atlanta, United States | NYSE
81.88 USD -0.18 (-0.219%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 82.00 +0.12 (0.147%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT

Global Payments presents a classic turnaround profile where revenue is exploding but earnings are currently collapsing. While the top line grew nearly 69 percent recently, the bottom line has contracted by over 95 percent, leaving the company with negative profitability and a high debt load relative to equity. The market is pricing in a massive recovery, evidenced by the extremely low forward price-to-earnings ratio, but the current balance sheet remains fragile with a current ratio below one. Short-term momentum is lagging, as the stock trades below its fifty-day average despite sitting above the longer-term two-hundred-day average, creating a technical tug-of-war. The options market reflects this uncertainty, with heavy hedging on the downside and resistance placed just above the current price. Investors should view this as a speculative hold rather than a core investment, waiting for the earnings recovery to materialize before committing capital.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.042511
AutoARIMA0.054738
AutoETS0.054742
MSTL0.070328

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 2.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.211
Excess Kurtosis -0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 98.273
Revenue per Share 40.046
Market Cap 21,666,953,216
Trailing P/E 38.44
Forward P/E 5.10
Beta 0.81
Profit Margins -9.15%
Website https://www.globalpayments.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with a slight upside bias. Call option walls are concentrated at 85, 90, and 100 strikes, suggesting resistance and profit-taking targets. Conversely, put option walls sit heavily at 60 and 65 strikes, indicating downside protection is being purchased. Implied volatility is significantly elevated on deep in-the-money puts compared to at-the-money contracts, signaling a desire to hedge against a sharp drop. The CEO exercising options adds a layer of internal confidence, though the overall options flow suggests a cautious stance rather than a breakout play.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.28% 1.29% 1.09% 1.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-11 0.250 0.283158
2026-06-12 0.250 0.369222
2026-03-09 0.250 0.334225
2025-12-12 0.250 0.304692
2025-09-12 0.250 0.292912
2025-06-13 0.250 0.335031
2025-03-14 0.250 0.265280
2024-12-13 0.250 0.218895
2024-09-13 0.250 0.226367
2024-06-14 0.250 0.265477
2024-03-14 0.250 0.189394
2023-12-14 0.250 0.198902
2023-09-14 0.250 0.198918
2023-06-14 0.250 0.247133
2023-03-16 0.250 0.247721
2022-12-15 0.250 0.263352
2022-09-15 0.250 0.190215
2022-06-09 0.250 0.204767
2022-03-10 0.250 0.196665
2021-12-15 0.250 0.195221
2021-09-09 0.250 0.145281
2021-06-10 0.195 0.101737
2021-03-11 0.195 0.092919
2020-12-16 0.195 0.100170
2020-09-09 0.195 0.115282
2020-06-11 0.195 0.111162
2020-03-12 0.195 0.124117
2019-12-12 0.195 0.111384
2019-09-12 0.010 0.005951
2019-06-13 0.010 0.006322
2019-03-14 0.010 0.007556
2018-12-13 0.010 0.009637
2018-09-13 0.010 0.007792
2018-06-14 0.010 0.008493
2018-03-15 0.010 0.008460
2017-12-14 0.010 0.010046
2017-09-14 0.010 0.010306
2017-06-07 0.013 0.014092
2017-02-08 0.010 0.012647
2016-11-08 0.010 0.013768
2016-08-10 0.010 0.013385
2016-05-11 0.010 0.013501
2016-02-10 0.010 0.018355
2015-11-10 0.010 0.014493
2015-08-12 0.010 0.017455
2015-05-13 0.010 0.019469
2015-02-11 0.010 0.022063
2014-11-12 0.010 0.023733
2014-08-13 0.010 0.028269
2014-05-14 0.010 0.029682
2014-02-12 0.010 0.029909
2013-11-13 0.010 0.032103
2013-08-14 0.010 0.041675
2013-05-15 0.010 0.042891
2013-02-13 0.010 0.040161
2012-11-14 0.010 0.048309
2012-08-15 0.010 0.048555
2012-05-15 0.010 0.046784
2012-02-13 0.010 0.039024
2011-11-14 0.010 0.043937
2011-08-15 0.010 0.044209
2011-05-13 0.010 0.038132
2011-02-10 0.010 0.040942
2010-11-12 0.010 0.048485
2010-08-13 0.010 0.053778
2010-05-13 0.010 0.046664
2010-02-10 0.010 0.044248
2009-11-12 0.010 0.037679
2009-08-13 0.010 0.046970
2009-05-13 0.010 0.062617
2009-02-11 0.010 0.057208
2008-11-12 0.010 0.054392
2008-08-14 0.010 0.041102
2008-05-14 0.010 0.044336
2008-02-13 0.010 0.050050
2007-11-14 0.010 0.045126
2007-08-15 0.010 0.055540
2007-05-15 0.010 0.051854
2007-02-12 0.010 0.050543
2006-11-14 0.010 0.044613
2006-08-15 0.010 0.051975
2006-05-15 0.010 0.042699
2006-02-10 0.010 0.040942
2005-11-14 0.010 0.045652
2005-08-15 0.010 0.059595
2005-05-13 0.010 0.062933
2005-02-10 0.010 0.068318
2004-11-12 0.010 0.071174
2004-08-13 0.010 0.094206
2004-05-13 0.010 0.085837
2004-02-11 0.010 0.088594
2003-11-12 0.010 0.092102
2003-08-13 0.010 0.109469
2003-05-14 0.010 0.128991
2003-02-12 0.010 0.142857
2002-11-13 0.010 0.143113
2002-08-14 0.010 0.159490
2002-05-15 0.010 0.108254
2002-02-12 0.010 0.120664
2001-11-14 0.010 0.131449
2001-08-15 0.010 0.113960
2001-05-15 0.010 0.161943
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.22
exDividendDate 2026-09-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012186206
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-09-11
dividendDate 2026-09-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.046922207
Address1 3,550 Lenox Road
Address2 Suite 3000
All Time High 220.81
All Time Low 3.75
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,008,890
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,758,052
Average Volume 2,758,052
Average Volume10Days 2,008,890
Beta 0.805
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 3
Book Value 86.944
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 10
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 81.88
Current Ratio 0.825
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 83.11
Day Low 81.26
Debt To Equity 98.273
Display Name Global Payments
Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Dividend Yield 1.22
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,931,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,931,200
Earnings Growth -0.952
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.946
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,709,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,709,000
Ebitda 4,482,187,776
Ebitda Margins 0.43914002
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.074
Enterprise To Revenue 3.985
Enterprise Value 40,672,743,424
Eps Current Year 13.64406
Eps Forward 16.0449
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.13
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 87.6396
Fifty Day Average Change -5.7596054
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.06571921
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -4.6922207
Fifty Two Week High 95.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -14.0
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14601585
Fifty Two Week Low 61.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change 20.719997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.33878347
Fifty Two Week Range 61.16 - 95.88
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 979,655,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.93
Float Shares 219,622,679
Forward Eps 16.0449
Forward P E 5.103179
Free Cashflow 7,867,763,200
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 26,000
Fullday Change -0.1800003
Fullday Change Percent -0.21935207
Fullday Price 81.88
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.63959
Gross Profits 6,528,118,784
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00934
Held Percent Institutions 1.1268001
Implied Shares Outstanding 264,618,390
Industry Specialty Business Services
Industry Disp Specialty Business Services
Industry Key specialty-business-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,446,508,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Global Payments Inc. provides payment technology and software solutions for card, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It offers authorization, settlement and funding, customer support, chargeback resolution, reconciliation and dispute management, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security, and consolidated billing and reporting services. The company also provides an array of enterprise software solutions that streamline business operations of its customers in various vertical markets; and value-added solutions and services, such as point-of-sale software, analytics and customer engagement, payroll and reporting, and human capital management. It markets its products and services through direct sales force, trade associations, agent and enterprise software providers, referral arrangements with value-added resellers, independent sales organizations, payment facilitators, and financial institutions. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Long Name Global Payments Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 21,666,953,216
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_813574
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 494,190,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 22,434,347,104
Number Of Analyst Opinions 31
Open 82.33
Operating Cashflow 1,657,741,056
Operating Margins 0.16108
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.4695
Peg Ratio 0.2
Phone 770 829 8000
Post Market Change 0.12000275
Post Market Change Percent 0.1465593
Post Market Price 82.0
Post Market Time 1,791,935,364
Previous Close 82.06
Price Eps Current Year 6.001146
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9417556
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.1228073
Profit Margins -0.091529995
Quick Ratio 0.494
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.30556
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.18
Regular Market Change Percent -0.219352
Regular Market Day High 83.11
Regular Market Day Low 81.26
Regular Market Day Range 81.26 - 83.11
Regular Market Open 82.33
Regular Market Previous Close 82.06
Regular Market Price 81.88
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 1,851,678
Return On Assets 0.023340002
Return On Equity 0.02428
Revenue Growth 0.686
Revenue Per Share 40.046
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 264,618,390
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.056599997
Shares Short 14,973,773
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 16,089,990
Short Name Global Payments Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.068
Short Ratio 6.15
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol GPN
Target High Price 194.0
Target Low Price 70.0
Target Mean Price 105.06452
Target Median Price 101.0
Total Cash 5,408,962,048
Total Cash Per Share 20.441
Total Debt 23,555,809,280
Total Revenue 10,206,745,600
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.012186206
Trailing Eps 2.13
Trailing P E 38.44131
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.2075
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 76.5
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.3799973
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07032676
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,851,678
Website https://www.globalpayments.com
Zip 30,326