Current Liabilities
Settlement Liabilities (Current)
Global Payments Settlement Liabilities (Current) increased by 236.7% to $5.79B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 151.1%, from $2.31B to $5.79B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Settlement Liabilities (Current) shows an upward trend with a 5.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ2 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026May 8, 2026
How to read this metric
Fluctuations generally track transaction volume; significant deviations may indicate changes in settlement timing or business mix.
Detailed definition
Settlement liabilities represent funds held by the company that are owed to merchants or partners following the processi...
Peer comparison
Highly specific to payment processors and fintech firms; peers show similar balances proportional to their total processed volume.
Metric ID:
settlement_liabilities_currentHistorical Data
20 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 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.66B | $2.02B | $1.36B | $1.70B | $1.80B | $1.80B | $2.41B | $1.80B | $1.80B | $2.86B | $3.70B | $5.21B | $4.07B | $3.46B | $1.52B | $2.31B | $2.69B | $2.27B | $1.72B | $5.79B |
| QoQ Change | — | +22.0% | -32.7% | +25.1% | +5.9% | -0.3% | +34.5% | -25.4% | +0.1% | +58.7% | +29.3% | +40.9% | -21.8% | -15.1% | -56.1% | +51.9% | +16.7% | -15.8% | -24.1% | +236.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.7% | -11.1% | +77.7% | +5.9% | +0.1% | +59.3% | +53.2% | +189.4% | +126.0% | +20.9% | -58.9% | -55.7% | -33.9% | -34.4% | +13.3% | +151.1% |
Range$1.36B – $5.79B
CAGR+30.2%
Avg YoY Growth+32.0%
Median YoY Growth+11.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Global Payments's settlement liabilities (current)?
- Global Payments (GPN) reported settlement liabilities (current) of $5.79B in Q1 2026.
- How has Global Payments's settlement liabilities (current) changed year-over-year?
- Global Payments's settlement liabilities (current) increased by 151.1% year-over-year, from $2.31B to $5.79B.
- What is the long-term trend for Global Payments's settlement liabilities (current)?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Global Payments's settlement liabilities (current) has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.30B to $1.72B.
- What does settlement liabilities (current) mean?
- Funds owed to merchants or partners for processed transactions that are due within one year.