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GPN·Global Payments Inc.

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+. (+.%)
After Hours
High
$75.60
Open
$73.41
Market Cap
20.05B
52W High
$90.64
Low
$73.11
P. Close
$73.47
P/E
14.32
52W Low
$62.45
Fwd P/E
20.83
Mean Target
$94.92
Technical Score (1D)
68
BUY
News Sentiment
-
NO DATA
Global Payments (GPN) recently showcased its AI-powered handheld device at the National Restaurant Association show, which listens to server-customer interactions to automate food orders, aiming to boost operator profitability and enhance the dining experience. This technology addresses the "order anxiety" identified in GPN's own research, which highlights how stressful ordering experiences can lead to lost revenue for quick-service restaurants. The company is also expanding its embedded payments partnerships, including a notable renewal with Lightspeed DMS, underscoring a strategy focused on software-driven commerce solutions. Earlier, GPN announced a strategic collaboration with PrognoCIS to integrate its payment technology into the PrognoCIS EHR platform, launching PrognoPay. This initiative aims to streamline financial workflows for healthcare providers by embedding payment processing directly into clinical and administrative systems, thereby accelerating payment collection and improving the patient financial experience. In terms of analyst sentiment, Truist Securities recently maintained a Hold rating on GPN while lowering its price target to $76, and Autonomous Research adjusted its price target to $92 from $100 but reiterated an Outperform rating. These adjustments suggest a recalibration of valuation expectations amidst ongoing strategic initiatives. Investors should continue to monitor GPN's international revenue trends, as they are a key indicator of financial stability and future growth potential.
Earnings Summary
Global Payments Inc. is a global provider of payment technology and software solutions, facilitating transactions across various channels. Operating within the Industrials sector, specifically in Specialty Business Services, the company offers services through its Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions segments to a diverse global customer base. In its most recent reported quarters, Global Payments demonstrated a mixed performance against analyst expectations. For Q1 2026, the company reported actual EPS of $2.96, exceeding the estimated $2.86, and actual revenue of $2.86 billion, surpassing the estimated $2.88 billion. This followed a Q4 2025 where actual EPS of $3.18 missed the estimate of $3.19, and actual revenue of $2.32 billion fell short of the $2.35 billion estimate. Prior to this, the company had shown a positive trend, beating EPS estimates in Q2 2025 ($3.10 actual vs. $3.06 estimate) and Q3 2025 ($3.26 actual vs. $3.23 estimate), indicating some recent volatility in meeting analyst projections. Looking at its historical trajectory, Global Payments has generally shown year-over-year revenue growth, though EPS performance has varied, with notable instances of both beats and misses against analyst estimates. For example, the company beat EPS estimates in Q2 and Q3 2025, but missed in Q4 2025 and Q1 2025, suggesting an inconsistent pattern in exceeding earnings expectations in the most recent periods. Recent news highlights Global Payments' strategic initiatives, including the launch of PrognoPay, an integrated payment solution for healthcare providers developed with PrognoCIS, and new AI-powered handheld POS devices and kiosk solutions for the restaurant industry. These developments aim to streamline financial workflows and address evolving customer demands. However, analyst price target adjustments from firms like Truist Securities and Autonomous Research suggest a recalibration of valuation expectations. Investors will be watching for the adoption rate of these new technological solutions, particularly PrognoPay in the healthcare sector and the new POS devices in the restaurant market, as well as international revenue trends and the impact of competition and operational costs in the upcoming quarters.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$2.57$2.83$3.10$3.37$3.64Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q2'26$3.51 - -
Q1'26$2.86$2.96+3.5%
Q4'25$3.19$3.18-0.3%
Q3'25$3.23$3.26+0.8%
Q2'25$3.06$3.10+1.5%
Q1'25$2.72$2.69-1.0%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$2.1B$2.4B$2.7B$3.0B$3.3BQ1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q2'26$3.2B - -
Q1'26$2.9B$2.9B-0.8%
Q4'25$2.3B$2.3B-1.2%
Q3'25 - $2.4B -
Q2'25 - $2.4B -
Q1'25 - $2.2B -
Full Earnings BreakdownEstimates, actuals, guidance, and historical context
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Market Data

GPN Stock Snapshot

GPN is currently trading at $73.50, giving Global Payments Inc. a market cap of 20.05B and a P/E ratio of 14.3. Today's range spans $73.11–$75.60, with shares opening at $73.41 and moving up $0.03 (0.0%) from the prior close. DailyIQ's technical score sits at 68/100 (BUY).

Over the past year GPN has traded between $62.45 and $90.64 - the current price is +17.7% off the 52-week low and -18.9% from the high. 39 analysts cover the stock with a Hold consensus and a mean 12-month target of $94.92 (range $60.00–$194.00), implying upside of +29.1%.

Cross-asset context supports the bullish read on GPN: when Industrials sector conditions are favorable, large-cap names with 68/100 technical scores (BUY) and neutral sentiment (-/100) outperform on a risk-adjusted basis. Price: $73.50 (in the lower half of its 52-week range). (P/E: 14.3) The 52-week context of $62.45–$90.64 shows the full trading history - and the current setup is one of the stronger entries within that range. At 20.05B in market cap, position sizing is the key variable, not the direction.

The combination of a BUY signal (68/100) and neutral news sentiment (-/100) puts GPN on the screens of active managers who run quality-momentum overlays — a cohort that can build meaningful positions at 20.05B in Industrials market cap without immediately moving the stock. At $73.50 (in the lower half of its 52-week range in the $62.45–$90.64 range), the entry discipline is clean and the potential re-rating if sentiment continues to improve is meaningful.