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Global Payments Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

Global Payments generated $1.8B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $751.5M in capital expenditures, free cash flow was $1.1B. Free cash flow decreased 0.6% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$1.8BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)$5.7BNet Cash From Financing (TTM)-$4.6BCapital Expenditures (TTM)$751.5MDepreciation And Amortization Cf (TTM)$413.6MNet Change In Cash (TTM)$3.3B
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-05-08
Market Cap$17.9B
ROE-3.06%

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired$113.3M$49.9M$155.9M$0$150.2M$1.4B
Capital expenditures$184M$127.6M$152.2M$169.8M$168.2M$261.3M
Proceeds From Collection Of Notes Receivable$0$4.4M$4.4M$4.4M$4.4M$4.4M
Divestiture of businesses, net of cash transferred$962.4M$0——$3.5M$7.4B
Net cash from investing activities—-$173.1M-$303.7M$556.4M-$309.9M$5.7B
Proceeds from sale of businesses$962.4M$0——$3.5M$7.4B

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Amortization of deferred commissions$35.1M$34.4M$32.5M$33M$27.7M$24.8M
Amortization of intangible assets—$329.3M$221.8M-$551.1M$0$747.2M
Change in accounts payable—-$181.4M—$135.9M-$252.1M-$746.2M
Change in accounts receivable—$36.7M$65.8M$22.7M—-$44.2M
Change in income taxes payable/receivable—$79.3M———$2.5B
Change in other assets$53.9M$93.6M$30.5M$34.4M$14.9M$193.5M
Other working capital changes-$22.9M-$19.3M-$276K-$5.7M-$48.7M-$44.8M
Depreciation and amortization$124.1M$122.8M$102.3M$94.6M$99.1M$117.6M
Distributions from equity method investments$32.8M$7.5M——$28.3M$0
Gain (loss) on sale of assets$273.1M$4M$267K$343.9M—$22.2M
Net cash from operating activities$883.4M$555.1M$817.5M$768.7M$515.2M-$288.8M
Net income$598.3M$312.8M$246.1M$660.6M$236.6M-$1.8B
Amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets$332.6M$329.3M$221.8M$208.6M$236.9M$747.2M
Amortization of costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net$35.1M$34.4M$32.5M$33M$27.7M$24.8M
Depreciation$124.1M$122.8M$102.3M$94.6M$99.1M$117.6M
Distributions of earnings from equity method investees$32.8M$7.5M——$28.3M$0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Net$68.3M$38.9M$38.9M$38.9M$38.9M—
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments, Net—$18.3M———$19.9M
Income and other taxes—$79.3M———$2.5B
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets$53.9M$93.6M$30.5M$34.4M$14.9M$193.5M
Noncash lease expense$14.5M$14.2M$11M$10.4M$9.9M$15M
Other Noncash Deferred Income Tax Expense-$94.6M-$70.7M$166.3M-$11.8M-$165.8M-$1B
Other Noncash Income (Expense)-$22.9M-$19.3M-$276K-$5.7M-$48.7M-$44.8M
Paid-In-Kind Interest, Capitalized$19.4M$19.5M$19.5M$4.2M$16.2M$16.3M
Provision For Operating Losses And Doubtful Accounts$20.3M$20M$21.9M$18.5M$18.4M$34.7M
Stock-based compensation$29.9M$39.7M$39.8M$35.3M$38.8M$21.5M

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Net change in commercial paper—$867.6M-$69.9M-$797.7M$0$1.1B
Proceeds from issuance of debt$2B$1.6B$1.2B$2.1B$7.4B$4.7B
Repayments of debt$2.5B$2.5B$1.2B$2.2B$1.2B$13.6B
Distributions to noncontrolling interests$8.7M$10.3M$19.8M$19.1M$9.3M$6M
Dividends paid$62.3M$61.1M$60.4M$58M$59.1M$68.2M
Changes in funds held for customers$221.4M-$58.5M-$60.5M-$37.6M—-$18.5M
Changes in settlement processing assets and obligations, net—$479.2M$151.1M—$292.3M-$534.8M
Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock For Share-Based Compensation Plans$2.4M$36M$1.4M$1.3M$972K$31.5M
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest$27.2M$0$0$0$0—
Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs—$0$40.5M$902K$46.7M$8.7M
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests$8.7M$10.3M$19.8M$19.1M$9.3M$6M
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and other stock issuances$9.5M$6.3M$9.9M$7.5M$7.1M$4.7M
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net—$867.6M-$69.9M-$797.7M$0$1.1B
Proceeds From Repayments Of Lines Of Credit-$258.3M$223.2M-$135.7M$351.8M-$641.2M$675.9M
Net cash from financing activities-$1.8B-$31.5M-$490.7M-$1.6B$5.9B-$8.4B
Payment of debt issuance costs—$0$40.5M$902K$46.7M$8.7M
Proceeds from issuance of common stock$9.5M$6.3M$9.9M$7.5M$7.1M$4.7M
Repurchases of common stock$651.9M$446.3M$244.8M$500M$0$549.9M

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow$699.4M$427.5M$665.4M$598.9M$347M-$550.2M

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash-$113.9M$61.8M$168.6M—$16M-$8.7M
Net increase (decrease) in cash—$412.3M$191.6M$0$6.1B-$3B