Global Payments (GPN) Stock Fundamentals, Analysis & Risk Signals

Health score, price, valuation, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.

Global Payments

NYSE•Industrials•Specialty Business Services

$85.40-1.09(-0.01%)After hours

Market Cap

$22.96B

P/S

2.4x

P/B

1.0x

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.

How this company scores

WeakMetricSide Score: 39/100

Strongest: Cash & Earnings Quality (15/25); weakest: Growth (5/25).

Profitability11/25

Growth5/25

Balance Sheet & Red Flags8/25

Cash & Earnings Quality15/25

Strengths

Long cash runwayCash-backed earningsImproving margins

Valuation vs. 5-year range

Today's multiple positioned against its own trailing range — a visual premium/discount check.

P/E · 13.4x5y range 11.8x – 426.5x

Currently below its 17-quarter median.

P/S · 2.4x5y range 2.1x – 5.7x

Currently near its 20-quarter median.

P/B · 1.0x5y range 0.8x – 1.8x

Watch items

Data-driven signals worth keeping an eye on across the last 8 quarters

High Risk

Margin Pressure

Red Flag

Operating margins dropped 41.5% over recent quarters — a sharp decline suggesting serious cost or pricing challenges.

Leverage Risk

Watch

Debt-to-equity has risen 36.7% recently — increasing financial risk even if the current ratio is manageable.

Price & Volume

Market Cap $22.96B

Metrics at a Glance

as of June 2026

Revenue & Profit

Revenue, EBITDA, operating income, net income, EPS, and shares

TTM Revenue: $9.63B
Q. Revenue: $3.32B
TTM EBITDA: $3.57B
TTM Op. Income: $1.18B
Q. Op. Income: $337.12M
TTM Net Income: $-934.17M
Q. Net Income: $12.97M
EPS: $0.05
Shares Out.: $269.92M

$9.63B in TTM revenue grew 1.5% YoY, reaching $3.32B last quarter. TTM EBITDA of $3.57B and TTM operating income of $1.18B show growth is flowing through to the bottom line. However, net income is negative at $934.17M — growth is not yet reaching the bottom line. Across the last 8 quarters, TTM revenue has risen for 2 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Margins

Gross, EBITDA, operating, and net margin trends

Gross Margin: 61.0%
EBITDA Margin: 36.8%
Op. Margin: 10.2%
Net Margin: 0.4%

Op. margin of 10.2% is down 11.7% YoY — costs are rising relative to revenue. Net margin at 0.4% and gross margin of 61.0% show how much of each revenue dollar survives to profit. Over the past year, operating margin is down 54% — an improving trend.

Price Ratios

P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and earnings yield

P/E Ratio: N/A
P/S Ratio: 2.4x
P/B Ratio: 1.0x

P/S of 2.4x and P/B of 1.0x. Over the past year, P/E is down 24% — a weakening trend.

Assets & Liabilities

Total assets, cash, debt, book value, and leverage

Total Assets: $63.57B
Cash: $5.41B
Long-Term Debt: $22.52B
Book Value: $23.11B
D/E Ratio: 1.0
Debt/EBITDA: 18.4

With $63.57B in assets and $22.52B in long-term debt, D/E is 1.0and book value is $23.11B — a conservative capital structure with a cushion to weather downturns. Across the last 8 quarters, debt/equity has risen for 3 consecutive quarters — a weakening trend.

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow, free cash flow, FCF margin, and earnings quality

Op. Cash Flow: $662.62M
TTM Free Cash Flow: $822.72M
FCF Margin: 8.5%
FCF / Net Income: -0.9

TTM FCF of $822.72M on $662.62M in operating cash flow. The FCF / Net Income ratio of -0.9x means the business consumes cash — it is not yet self-funding. Across the last 8 quarters, free cash flow has fallen for 4 consecutive quarters — a weakening trend.