Debt Repayments
Global Payments Debt Repayments increased by 1002.9% to $13.62B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 434.8%, from $2.55B to $13.62B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows an upward trend with a 10.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
debt_repaymentHistorical 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 | $254.82M | $604.55M | $2.39B | $1.18B | $1.10B | $4.92B | $701.47M | $1.56B | $4.12B | $1.96B | $1.47B | $2.63B | $1.80B | $1.37B | $2.53B | $2.55B | $1.22B | $2.20B | $1.23B | $13.62B |
| QoQ Change | — | +137.2% | +295.7% | -50.8% | -6.5% | +347.0% | -85.7% | +121.8% | +164.6% | -52.5% | -24.8% | +78.7% | -31.5% | -23.8% | +84.4% | +0.6% | -52.0% | +80.1% | -44.0% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +331.7% | +713.4% | -70.7% | +32.3% | +274.3% | -60.2% | +109.7% | +68.9% | -56.2% | -29.8% | +72.1% | -3.1% | -32.1% | +60.5% | -51.2% | +434.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Global Payments's debt repayments?
- Global Payments (GPN) reported debt repayments of $13.62B in Q1 2026.
- How has Global Payments's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- Global Payments's debt repayments increased by 434.8% year-over-year, from $2.55B to $13.62B.
- What is the long-term trend for Global Payments's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Global Payments's debt repayments has grown at a 10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.83B to $7.21B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.