Global Payments is a specialty business services business based in the US. Global Payments shares (GPN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $79.96 – an increase of 6.66% over the previous week. Global Payments employs 27,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $10.1 billion.
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Global Payments stock price (NYSE: GPN)
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Global Payments price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $78.69 from 2025-12-02
1 week (2025-11-28)
3.87%
1 month (2025-11-05)
-0.64%
3 months (2025-09-05)
-10.36%
6 months (2025-06-05)
3.51%
1 year (2024-12-05)
-32.08%
2 years (2023-12-05)
-32.64%
3 years (2022-12-05)
99.5887
5 years (2020-12-04)
191.9437
Is Global Payments stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing Global Payments stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Global Payments's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Global Payments's P/E ratio
Global Payments's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, Global Payments shares trade at around 12x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Global Payments's PEG ratio
Global Payments's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.5249. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Global Payments's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Global Payments's EBITDA
Global Payments's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.4 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Global Payments's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Global Payments financials
Revenue TTM
$10.1 billion
Operating margin TTM
31.84%
Gross profit TTM
$6.3 billion
Return on assets TTM
3.25%
Return on equity TTM
7.23%
Profit margin
17.37%
Book value
$95.80
Market Capitalization
$18.5 billion
TTM: trailing 12 months
Global Payments's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Global Payments.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Global Payments's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 22.95
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Global Payments's overall score of 22.95 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 21st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Global Payments is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Global Payments's environmental score
Environmental score: 4.16/100
Global Payments's environmental score of 4.16 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Global Payments is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Global Payments's social score
Social score: 15.45/100
Global Payments's social score of 15.45 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Global Payments is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Global Payments's governance score
Governance score: 12.34/100
Global Payments's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Global Payments is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Global Payments's controversy score
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Global Payments scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Global Payments has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Global Payments Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score
22.95
Total ESG percentile
20.92
Environmental score
4.16
Environmental score percentile
7
Social score
15.45
Social score percentile
7
Governance score
12.34
Governance score percentile
7
Level of controversy
2
Global Payments share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 8.33% of net profits
Recently Global Payments has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Global Payments shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Global Payments's case, that would currently equate to about $1 per share.
While Global Payments's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Global Payments is investing more in its future growth.
Global Payments's most recent dividend payout was on 25 December 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 December 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Global Payments's shares ever split?
Global Payments's shares were
split on a 2:1 basis on 2 November 2015
. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Global Payments shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Global Payments shares which in turn could have impacted Global Payments's share price.
Global Payments share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Global Payments's shares have ranged in value from as little as $65.5298 up to $117.5638. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Global Payments's is 0.824. This would suggest that Global Payments's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Global Payments overview
Global Payments Inc. provides payment technology and software solutions for card, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through two segments, Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions. The Merchant Solutions segment offers authorization, settlement and funding, customer support, chargeback resolution, reconciliation and dispute management, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security, and consolidated billing and reporting services. This segment also provides an array of enterprise software solutions that streamline business operations of its customers in various vertical markets; and value-added solutions and services, such as point-of-sale software, analytics and customer engagement, payroll and reporting, and human capital management. The Issuer Solutions segment offers solutions that enable financial institutions and retailers to manage their card portfolios through a platform; and commercial payments, accounts payables, and electronic payment alternatives solutions for businesses and governments. It markets its products and services through direct sales force, trade associations, agent and enterprise software providers, referral arrangements with value-added resellers, and independent sales organizations.
Frequently asked questions
null What percentage of Global Payments is owned by insiders or institutions? Currently 1.117% of Global Payments shares are held by insiders and 95.726% by institutions.How many people work for Global Payments? Latest data suggests 27,000 work at Global Payments.When does the fiscal year end for Global Payments? Global Payments's fiscal year ends in December.Where is Global Payments based? Global Payments's address is: 3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30326What is Global Payments's ISIN number? Global Payments's international securities identification number is: US37940X1028What is Global Payments's CUSIP number? Global Payments's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 37940X102
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