Corpay Corporate Payments — Amortization increased by 4.2% to $43.85M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 84.2%, from $23.81M to $43.85M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Corporate Payments — Amortization shows an upward trend with a 24.6% CAGR.
An increase often reflects recent M&A activity and the subsequent accounting for acquired intangible assets rather than operational performance changes.
The non-cash expense related to the write-down of intangible assets, such as acquired customer relationships, software,...
Common in companies with high M&A activity due to the amortization of acquired customer lists and technology.
cpay_segment_corporate_payments_amortization| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $14.40M | $14.40M | $14.40M | $14.40M | $14.08M | $14.08M | $14.08M | $14.08M | $13.87M | $13.36M | $16.64M | $19.50M | $23.81M | $23.08M | $22.56M | $42.08M | $43.85M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -1.5% | -3.6% | +24.6% | +17.1% | +22.1% | -3.1% | -2.2% | +86.5% | +4.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.2% | -2.2% | -2.2% | -2.2% | -1.5% | -5.1% | +18.2% | +38.5% | +71.7% | +72.7% | +35.6% | +115.9% | +84.2% |