Operating Cash Flow
Global Payments Operating Cash Flow decreased by 156.1% to -$288.82M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 152.0%, from $555.12M to -$288.82M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a -1.1% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
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Detailed definition
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Peer comparison
Standard across all industries; peers in the medical device and diagnostics sector typically maintain high conversion ratios of net income to operating cash flow.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $510.24M | $917.97M | $753.22M | $630.00M | $568.13M | $336.38M | $709.53M | $599.53M | $564.96M | $426.81M | $958.51M | $529.58M | $808.84M | $835.73M | $883.44M | $555.12M | $817.53M | $768.73M | $515.21M | -$288.82M |
| QoQ Change | — | +79.9% | -17.9% | -16.4% | -9.8% | -40.8% | +110.9% | -15.5% | -5.8% | -24.5% | +124.6% | -44.7% | +52.7% | +3.3% | +5.7% | -37.2% | +47.3% | -6.0% | -33.0% | -156.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.3% | -63.4% | -5.8% | -4.8% | -0.6% | +26.9% | +35.1% | -11.7% | +43.2% | +95.8% | -7.8% | +4.8% | +1.1% | -8.0% | -41.7% | -152.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Global Payments's operating cash flow?
- Global Payments (GPN) reported operating cash flow of -$288.82M in Q1 2026.
- How has Global Payments's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Global Payments's operating cash flow decreased by 152.0% year-over-year, from $555.12M to -$288.82M.
- What is the long-term trend for Global Payments's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Global Payments's operating cash flow has grown at a -1.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.78B to $2.66B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The amount of cash a company generates from its regular business activities.