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Global Payments Inc. logoGlobal Payments Inc.GPN
$83.67-0.59%
Global Payments Inc. logo

Global Payments Inc.

GPN

$83.67

-$0.50 (-0.59%)

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ProfitabilitySolid marginsGrowthDecliningCash FlowHealthy conversionValuationN/A
What stands out

22.77% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 3.46%. Note that capital returns lag the margin, the business may be capital-intensive despite high margins.

What's changing

Revenue declined 0.4% YoY. Margins deteriorated 2.8pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.

What deserves caution

Free cash flow declined 14% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. Net debt of $15.52B represents 7.6x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.

Price History

+0.0%

Valuation & Multiples

Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares

Market Cap$22.14B
EPS-$2.99
P/E-27.98
P/FCF26.91
EV/EBITDA12.62
FCF Yield3.7%
Div. Yield1.14%
Net Debt/FCF22.0x
52-Week Range
$62.47$94.83

Profitability & Returns

Revenue (TTM)

$10.21B

▼ -0.4% YoY

Net Income (TTM)

-$934M

▼ -10.8% YoY

Op. Margin

12.84%

▼ -2.8pp YoY

ROIC

2.56%

▼ -0.8pp YoY

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

FCF (TTM)

$823M

▼ -14.4% YoY

Op. Cash Flow (TTM)

$1.66B

▼ -13.1% YoY

Net Debt

$18.07B

Cash & Equiv.

$5.41B

5Y CAGR: +0.7%

5Y CAGR: +1.7%

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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 31 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 7 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.

Price from market data, last close as of 16 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.

Is Global Payments (GPN) overvalued?

Global Payments (GPN) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $-14.10 per share, so at $83.67 the stock looks overvalued (116.9% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.

On quality, Global Payments scores 40/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 1.1%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

What is Global Payments's fair value?+

Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $-14.10 per share for GPN, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $-10.58. At today's $83.67, that puts the stock about 116.9% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.

Is Global Payments a high-quality business?+

Global Payments scores 40 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 12.8% operating margin and a 2.6% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.

Does Global Payments (GPN) pay a dividend, and how much?+

Yes, Global Payments pays a regular dividend of about $0.93 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 1.1% at the current price. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For GPN's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.

Is Global Payments a good stock to buy right now?+

That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. GPN currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 40/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 1.1%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

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