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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC GPN

NYSE · stock · Services-Business Services, NEC · website · IPO 2001-01-12 · LEI

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$19.1B
P / E13.6×
P / S2.5×
P / B0.8×
Dividend yield1.25%
Net margin18.2%
Return on equity5.9%
Net debt$13.2B
Net debt / EBITDA4.4×
Enterprise value USD$32.3B
EV / EBITDA10.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV5.4%
Return on capital3.8%
Graham number +27.1%$112.56

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($112.56); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.00% 11.80% 13.40% 8.80% 7.90% 11.30% 1.20% 13.40% 20.30% 18.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
10.60% 14.10% 21.90% 16.10% 12.00% 15.90% 7.10% 17.80% 25.50% 22.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.30% 11.80% 10.80% 1.50% 2.10% 3.70% 0.50% 4.20% 6.90% 5.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
304.4M 318.4M 318.5M 300.2M 300.5M 293.7M 275.6M 261.7M 254.8M 242.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$3.28B $3.32B $3.92B $7.45B $9.43B $11.50B $14.28B $13.97B $13.21B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.90% 3.60% 3.40% 1.00% 1.30% 2.10% 0.20% 2.00% 3.30% 2.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.60× 1.18× 1.23× 0.33× 0.44× 0.60× 0.70× 0.71× 0.91× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.69 $1.50 $1.42 $2.16 $1.95 $3.29 $0.40 $3.77 $6.16 $5.78 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC trades at about 15.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.4×–281.8×, median 79.1×).

12.4× 281.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12.4×–281.8×); dot = today's 15.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin22.8%25.5%17.8%7.1%15.9%12.0%16.1%21.9%14.1%10.6%
Net margin18.2%20.3%13.4%1.2%11.3%7.9%8.8%13.4%11.8%6.0%
Return on assets2.6%3.3%2.0%0.2%2.1%1.3%1.0%3.4%3.6%1.9%
Return on equity5.9%6.9%4.2%0.5%3.7%2.1%1.5%10.8%11.8%7.3%
Debt / equity0.91×0.71×0.70×0.60×0.44×—0.33×1.23×1.18×1.60×
Current ratio1.690.960.990.921.061.011.221.031.131.09

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.