---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001123360-26-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPN"
cik: "0001123360"
company_name: "GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:31:50.309982+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Global Payments Q1 adjusted EPS $2.96 (+10%); normalized revenue +5.5%; reaffirms FY guidance

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS of ($6.59); adjusted EPS rose 10% to $2.96.
- Adjusted net revenue $2.86B; normalized growth 5.5% (4.5% constant currency).
- Entered $500M accelerated share repurchase plan.
- Full-year 2026 outlook reaffirmed: normalized adj. net revenue growth ~5%, adj. EPS $13.80-$14.00.
- Normalized adjusted operating margin expanded 110 bps to 39.9% in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001123360-26-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPN
- cik: 0001123360
- company_name: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336026000070/0001123360-26-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336026000070/gpn-20260506.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001123360-26-000070.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7fb968c1029a9070affbb6325ea872f397875a4a
  claim: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: EPS $2.96.
  evidence_excerpt: First quarter 2026 GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) of ($6.59) and adjusted EPS of $2.96, an increase of 10%. • First quarter 2026 GAAP revenue of $2.97 billion and adjusted net revenue of $2.86 billion.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336026000070/0001123360-26-000070-index.htm
- claim_id: 7fb968c1029a9070affbb6325ea872f397875a4a
  claim: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: EPS $2.96.
  evidence_excerpt: Adjusted EPS increased 10% to $2.96.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336026000070/0001123360-26-000070-index.htm
- claim_id: 9a8020e17a2e2f62db5d213d0938920734b01ea0
  claim: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC reported full year 2026 results: EPS $13.80 to $14.00. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: For the full year 2026, we continue to expect normalized 1 , constant currency adjusted net revenue growth of approximately 5% and adjusted earnings per share of $13.80 to $14.00.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336026000070/0001123360-26-000070-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.