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Global Payments GPN Q1 2026 earnings

Reported May 6, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$2.9BBeat by $43.4MDiluted EPS$2.96Beat by $0.14
Revenue estimate$2.8B
EPS estimate$2.82

Next report

Aug 5, 2026 (In 3 weeks)
Revenue estimate$3.2B
EPS estimate$3.48

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$3.0B+63.1%
Gross profit$1.7B+28.0%
Operating income-$15.6M-104%
Net income-$1.8B-689%
EPS (diluted)-$6.59-631%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.9B+116%
Total debt$22.6B+39.3%
Total equity$23.8B+6.9%
Total assets$64.3B+34.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$288.8M-152%
CapEx$261.3M+105%
Free cash flow-$550.2M-229%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 07/09/26
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Market cap$19.97B-23.1%
Enterprise value$36.7B-6.2%
P/S2.3×-1.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin67.3%-6.4pp
Operating margin15.3%-10.4pp
Net margin-8%-28.2pp
FCF margin12%-19.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-3.1%-10.1pp
Debt / equity0.9×+0.2×
Current ratio0.8×-0.2×

Segments

By geography

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Americas$2.2B+45.3%
Europe, Middle East and Africa$704.5M—
Asia Pacific$101.7M+57.7%

By segment

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Merchant Solutions$3.0B+63.1%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026$2.9BBeat by $43.4M
Q4 2025$2.3BBeat by $14.6MQ3 2025$2.0BMiss by $402.7MQ2 2025$2.0BMiss by $402.8MQ1 2025$2.4BBeat by $211.4MQ4 2024$2.5BBeat by $207.3M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2026$2.96Beat by $0.14
Q4 2025$3.18Beat by $0.02Q3 2025$3.26Beat by $0.03Q2 2025$3.10Beat by $0.05Q1 2025$2.82Beat by $0.14Q4 2024$2.95Miss by $0.03

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Questions, answered.

When did Global Payments report Q1 2026 earnings?
Global Payments (GPN) reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 6, 2026 before market open.
What were Global Payments's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Global Payments reported revenue of $2.9B and diluted EPS of $2.96 for Q1 2026.
Did Global Payments beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $2.8B by $43.4M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.14.
How did Global Payments's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 18.4% from $2.4B a year earlier and diluted EPS grew 5.0% from $2.82.
Where can I find Global Payments's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001104659-26-054479) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001123360-26-000072) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.