Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Merchant Solutions — Total Merchant Solutions expenses
Global Payments Merchant Solutions — Total Merchant Solutions expenses increased by 1.7% to $1.28B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.5%, from $1.31B to $1.28B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Merchant Solutions — Total Merchant Solutions expenses shows an upward trend with a 6.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue suggests margin compression or rising operational complexity, while a decrease may indicate improved efficiency or successful cost-containment initiatives.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the aggregate operating costs incurred by the Merchant Solutions business segment, including both...
Peer comparison
Comparable to total segment operating expenses reported by other payment processors like Fiserv or FIS.
gpn_segment_merchant_solutions_total_merchant_solutions_expensesHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.04B | $1.04B | $1.04B | $1.04B | $1.22B | $1.22B | $1.22B | $1.22B | $1.25B | $1.30B | $1.29B | $1.31B | $1.19B | $1.24B | $1.26B | $1.28B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +17.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +2.8% | +3.6% | -0.6% | +1.7% | -8.9% | +3.8% | +1.4% | +1.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +17.1% | +17.1% | +17.1% | +17.1% | +2.8% | +6.5% | +5.8% | +7.6% | -4.7% | -4.5% | -2.5% | -2.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Global Payments's merchant solutions — total merchant solutions expenses?
- Global Payments (GPN) reported merchant solutions — total merchant solutions expenses of $1.28B in Q4 2025.
- How has Global Payments's merchant solutions — total merchant solutions expenses changed year-over-year?
- Global Payments's merchant solutions — total merchant solutions expenses decreased by 2.5% year-over-year, from $1.31B to $1.28B.
- What is the long-term trend for Global Payments's merchant solutions — total merchant solutions expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Global Payments's merchant solutions — total merchant solutions expenses has grown at a 6.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.16B to $4.97B.
- What does merchant solutions — total merchant solutions expenses mean?
- The total operating costs required to run the merchant payment processing business segment.