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Global Payments GPN EBITDA margin

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Other financials

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

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Market cap$18.15B-23.1%
Enterprise value$34.88B-6.2%
P/S2.1×-1.0×

Profitability

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

Returns & leverage

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

Where this comes from

Calculated from Global Payments’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Global Payments’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Global Payments's EBITDA margin?
Global Payments (GPN) reported EBITDA margin of 35.9% in Q1 2026.
How has Global Payments's EBITDA margin changed year-over-year?
Global Payments's EBITDA margin decreased by 27.7% year-over-year, from 49.7% to 35.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Global Payments's EBITDA margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Global Payments's EBITDA margin has grown at a 7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 141.5% to 187.4%.
What does EBITDA margin mean?
Operating cash profitability per sales dollar, before interest, taxes, and non-cash charges.
How do you interpret EBITDA margin?
Useful for comparing operating profitability across firms with different depreciation policies and leverage. High EBITDA margin alongside heavy capex can still mean weak free cash flow — pair it with FCF margin.
How does EBITDA margin compare across companies?
Widely used to compare capital-intensive businesses on a like-for-like basis. Less meaningful for banks and insurers.