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Global Payments (GPN) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 · Global Payments (GPN) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 64% year over year to $3.3B · 8¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 7.4%

Global Payments made $3.3B in Q3 2026 (+64% Y/Y). Operating margin 7.4%, net earnings $281M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026.

Revenue$3.3B
Year over year+64%
Operating margin7.4%
Net earnings$281M
Operating cash flow−$161M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $3.3B in Q3 2026, up 64% year over year and roughly flat from the previous quarter.

Operating profit was $0.25B, a 7.4% margin (down 30.9 points year over year). Operating profit fell $0.53B even though revenue rose $1.3B versus Q3 2025, so costs grew faster than sales. Total costs grew 146% against revenue growth of 64%. Net earnings were $0.28B, down 56% year over year. The effective tax rate was -29.9%.

Operating cash flow was −$0.16B. Non-cash charges added back $0.88B of depreciation and amortization and $0.03B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items used $1.4B. Capital expenditures of $0.23B exceeded it, leaving free cash flow of −$0.39B.

Quarterly history

Global Payments revenue by quarterGlobal Payments revenue by quarter$2.4BQ1 2025$2.0BQ2 2025$2.0BQ3 2025$1.9BQ4 2025$3.0BQ1 2026$3.3BQ2 2026$3.3BQ3 2026
Global Payments net earnings by quarterGlobal Payments net earnings by quarter$306MQ1 2025$242MQ2 2025$635MQ3 2025$218MQ4 2025−$1.8BQ1 2026$13.0MQ2 2026$281MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 5, 2026$3.3B+64%7.4%$281M−$161M
Q2 202610-QAug 5, 2026$3.3B+69%10.2%$13.0M$663M
Q1 202610-QMay 8, 2026$3.0B+63%-0.5%−$1.8B−$289M
Q4 202510-KFeb 20, 2026$1.9B-2%11.4%$218M$515M
Q3 202510-QNov 4, 2025$2.0B+1%38.3%$635M$769M
Q2 202510-QAug 6, 2025$2.0B-0.1%21.7%$242M$818M
Q1 202510-QMay 6, 2025$2.4B-0.3%19.5%$306M$555M

Charts

Global Payments: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterGlobal Payments: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q0%Q1 20250%-18%Q2 2025+1%+3%Q3 2025-2%-6%Q4 2025+63%+57%Q1 2026+69%+12%Q2 2026+64%0%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +64%, Q/Q 0%.
Global Payments: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Global Payments: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Asset & business sales$7.4BCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$2.8BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$1.7BBuybacks−$1.2BCapital spending−$897MAcquisitions−$891MOperating cash flow$728MOther financing−$341MDividends−$260MExchange rates−$27.6MShares issued$26.1MOther investing$18.2M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Global Payments: profit against cash, quarter by quarterGlobal Payments: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$598M$883MQ4 2024$313M$555MQ1 2025$246M$818MQ2 2025$661M$769MQ3 2025$237M$515MQ4 2025−$1.8B−$289MQ1 2026$28.9M$663MQ2 2026$290M−$161MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $290M, Operating cash flow −$161M.
Global Payments: diluted shares by fiscal yearGlobal Payments: diluted shares by fiscal year301MFY2020294MFY2021276MFY2022262MFY2023255MFY2024242MFY2025
-19.5% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.
Global Payments: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)Global Payments: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)$1.9B2026$1.3B2027$2.2B2028$3.3B2029$4.2B2030$8.7BLater
Cash $8.3B, short-term investments —, long-term debt $21.6B at 2025-12-31.
Global Payments in its industry: growth against margin (87 companies, SIC 7389)Global Payments in its industry: growth against margin (87 companies, SIC 7389)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +8%median 7%ACNUBERVMELIMAPYPLFISVDASHAMTMFISEBAYCNXCLYFTBRCPAYFOURRBAMMSTNETAKAMCARTWUCSGPADVMSCIWEXZGCBZETSYFICOTICEXLSCNDTRELYALITMBGLQNSTMAXPAYHQYPAYOPRTHCTEVXMTRFLYWGETYANDGNUTXACVAXBPSEZLIMXILQDTPHRRMNIRPAYRGPSCORJANLCASSAMWLSGRPDHXBAERPAYSOPRXNOTEHGBLPOWWRSSSDVLTPAYDQMCIINVUTGLASFHCJMBOLBXHLDFTFTDBMMCNFNSRCOGBUXWASTBCRDGPN (+64%, 7%)
Services-Business Services, NEC; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Global Payments

Global Payments Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to collectively as "Global Payments," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us," unless the context requires otherwise. We are a leading payments technology company delivering innovative software and services to our customers globally, with worldwide reach spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The payments technology industry provides financial institutions, businesses and consumers with payment processing services, merchant acceptance solutions and related business management software and value-added services. Our technologies, services and team member expertise allow us to provide a broad range of solutions that enable our customers to operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of channels around the world.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 20, 2026.

Global Payments against its Services-Business Services, NEC peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +64% against the peers' median +13%. Operating margin: 7.4% against the peers' median 9.8%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
GPN Global PaymentsQ3 2026$3.3B+64%7.4%
ACN AccentureQ4 FY26$18.7B+6%15.3%
UBER Uber TechnologiesQ3 2026$14.8B+10%9.8%
V VisaQ4 FY26$12.1B+13%59.8%
MELI MercadoLibreQ3 2026$10.8B+45%6.3%
MA MastercardQ3 2026$9.8B+14%59.8%
PYPL PayPal HoldingsQ3 2026$8.6B+2%16.3%
FISV FiservQ3 2026$5.2B-1%-105.7%
DASH DoorDashQ3 2026$4.6B+34%9.6%

Source: Global Payments 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1123360 · Services-Business Services, NEC

Guidance and outlook

Global Payments: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Global Payments: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Other2Costs1Margins1Capital spending1Legal & regulation1Financing1
7 statements; tone +0.00 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 3 hedged.
Global Payments: outlook statements against the filing beforeGlobal Payments: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident1Cautious1

13F: who owns GPN and who is buying

Largest holders of GPN (13F)Largest holders of GPN (13F)Gtcr LLC$3.1BVanguard Group$1.8BBlackRock$1.4BVanguard Capital Management LLC$1.1BHarris Associates L P$937MPzena Investment Management LLC$929MAmeriprise Financial$884MState Street$763MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$718MGlenview Capital Management, LLC$646M
Funds' net buying of GPN by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of GPN by quarter (13F)−$254M2024-09$265M2024-12−$115M2025-03−$282M2025-06−$50.2M2025-09$234M2025-12$2.6B2026-03$1.1B2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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