earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Global Payments Q4 adj EPS $3.18 beats; 2026 outlook $13.80-$14.00; $2.5B buyback
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
2025-FY EPS reported
$5.78
revenue$7,705,878,000
- Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $0.92, adjusted EPS $3.18 (+11% CC); adjusted net revenue $2.32B (+6% CC ex-dispositions).
- Full year 2025 adjusted EPS $12.22 (+11%); adjusted operating margin expanded 97bps to 44.2%.
- Completed Worldpay acquisition and Issuer Solutions divestiture; repositioning as pure-play merchant solutions provider.
- Announced $2.5B share repurchase authorization and $550M accelerated buyback; 2026 outlook adj EPS $13.80-$14.00.
- Appointed Vivek Sankaran (former Albertsons CEO) to board following engagement with Elliott.