secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN)
CIK:        0001123360
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001123360-26-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Global Payments Q4 adj EPS $3.18 beats; 2026 outlook $13.80-$14.00; $2.5B buyback
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336026000004/0001123360-26-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336026000004/gpn-20260218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001123360-26-000004

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