Financing
Debt Issuance Costs
Global Payments Debt Issuance Costs decreased by 81.4% to $8.66M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Issuance Costs shows an upward trend with a 60.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 8, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher costs relative to issuance volume may indicate less favorable financing terms or complex debt structures.
Detailed definition
Captures the cash fees and expenses paid to underwriters, legal counsel, and other parties associated with issuing new d...
Peer comparison
Standard administrative cost associated with capital market activities.
Metric ID:
payment_of_debt_issuance_costsHistorical Data
18 periods
| 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.75M | $0.00 | $12.75M | $1.71M | $0.00 | $42.65M | $4.28M | $11.59M | $662.00K | $480.00K | $0.00 | $29.39M | $3.67M | $0.00 | $40.51M | $902.00K | $46.70M | $8.66M |
| QoQ Change | — | -100.0% | — | -86.6% | -100.0% | — | -90.0% | +171.2% | -94.3% | -27.5% | -100.0% | — | -87.5% | -100.0% | — | -97.8% | >999% | -81.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -100.0% | — | -66.5% | +579.5% | — | -98.9% | -100.0% | +153.5% | +453.6% | -100.0% | >999% | — | — | — |
Range$0.00 – $46.70M
CAGR+45.7%
Avg YoY Growth+191.9%
Median YoY Growth-66.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Global Payments's debt issuance costs?
- Global Payments (GPN) reported debt issuance costs of $8.66M in Q1 2026.
- What is the long-term trend for Global Payments's debt issuance costs?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Global Payments's debt issuance costs has grown at a 60.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $21.32M to $88.11M.
- What does debt issuance costs mean?
- Cash paid for fees associated with issuing new debt.