What is Global Payments's stock-based comp?

Global Payments (GPN) reported stock-based comp of $21.49M in Q1 2026.

How has Global Payments's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Global Payments's stock-based comp decreased by 45.9% year-over-year, from $39.74M to $21.49M.

What is the long-term trend for Global Payments's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Global Payments's stock-based comp has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $180.78M to $153.65M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Global Payments GPN Stock-Based Comp

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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$23.92B+17.9%

Enterprise value$40.65B-4.5%

P/S2.7×+0.1×

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×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Global Payments in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

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 stock-based comp?: Global Payments (GPN) reported stock-based comp of $21.49M in Q1 2026.
How has Global Payments's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Global Payments's stock-based comp decreased by 45.9% year-over-year, from $39.74M to $21.49M.
What is the long-term trend for Global Payments's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Global Payments's stock-based comp has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $180.78M to $153.65M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.