Global Payments (GPN) stock

Payment processingFintech and payments

Worth $25B

$101.59

+3.91%

Payment processing, worth $25BFintech and payments

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score

Average

In its industry

#29of 66

Business Services

Checks firing

6of 14

Trending up

From 52-week high

-1.3%

under its best in a year

GPN's Quality Score was unchanged on Tue, Nov 10, at 8.

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Why is GPN up?

Up 3.9% today, while its fintech and payment peers are down 2.5%; no story names it yet.

Rose 25% since Oct 27

Up 25% from Oct 27 to Nov 10.

Global Payments rose 25% from Oct 27 to Nov 10. 14 points of it came on Oct 30.

Sources: Price history, Nov 10, 2026

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Why GPN still lags the market over five years

Down 23% over the five years to Nov 9 while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 25% since Oct 27.

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Key facts on GPN

Key facts on GPN
The company	Sales up 48% on the year
Latest filing	8-K, Nov 5 Reported its quarterly results

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GPN in the news

TodayNo story names it yet.

Big story

Deal

PE firm CD&R targets buyout of $40bn Global Payments

GPN closed +13.0% that day on 7.3x normal volume.

Reported by finextra.com · covered by 10 outlets

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Outlet counts from the GDELT Project. The move is what GPN did that session, not a claim about why.

What's next

Thu Dec 10: Ex-dividend, $0.25 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 24.

GPN catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +3.7% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

35 past catalysts since 2018, with sizes and sources, for Pro members.

Why GPN scores 8

Averagefor quality, not price, 6 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

Well above its recent run. GPN scores 8 today, against a median of 4 over its last 20 recorded sessions.

+6Chart checks 6 of 14 firing right now, one point each
+2Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high, down over two years

Run-up adds
Size adds
Profit subtractsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.
Dilution subtractsNew shares over the year: -1 at 10% more, -2 at 25% more.
Cash flow subtracts-1 when free cash flow over the last four quarters is negative.

No effect today: Volatility, Persistence, and News.

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How GPN ranks in Business Services

GPN is #29 of 66 by Quality Score.

How GPN ranks in Business Services
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	FLYWFlywire Corporation Voting	8/14	22
2	CPAYCorpay	7/14	19
3	SEZLSezzle	5/14	19
	FOURShift4 Payments		Open for its score
	FVRRFiverr International		Open for its score
	GRABGrab		Open for its score
	HQYHealthEquity		Open for its score
29	GPNGlobal Payments	6/14	8

Free cash flow over four quarters: GPN -$169M, FOUR $624M, FISV $3.16B, EEFT $307M.

When does GPN report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Feb 17, before the open (in 99 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What GPN reported on Nov 5, 2026

The quarter

Revenue of $3.3B, 64% more than a year ago; a profit of $1.06 a share.

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press release The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
Line	Q3 2026	Q2 2026	Q3 2025
By segment
Small and Medium-Sized Businessesup 21%	$1.7B53%	$1.6B53%	$1.4B68%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 5)

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The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
Measure	Figure
Run-rate
Annual run-rate Worldpay integration expense synergies	$650Mraised

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 5)

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The numbers

Market value: $25B; today
Sales: $11B; up 48.5% on the year
Free cash flow: -$169M; last 12 months

Sales grew 0.7% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $1.00 a share a year.

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The whole report on GPN: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

+0.2%-0.9%-1.2%

May 6Aug 5Nov 5

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Nov 5, 2026Before open	Before open	+0.9%	-1.2%	not yet
Aug 5, 2026Before open	Before open	-0.5%	-0.9%	-2.7%
May 6, 2026Before open	Before open	+4.1%	+0.2%	-1.2%

GPN closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and GPN's Quality Score going into each

GPN sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in three of the last five years, to $7.7B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the six years.

GPN has 6 of 14 chart checks firing

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GPN RSI today: 71.3, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 71.3, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on GPN

What it does and how it makes money3 findingsIt kept 23 cents of each dollar of sales in fiscal 2025: $1.75B of operating profit on $7.71B of sales.Annual report, filed Feb 20, 2026
Where it stands5 findingsFor Pro members5 findings on where GPN stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings3 findingsA new heading in its "Risk Factors" this year: "We may be unable to integrate the business of Worldpay successfully or realize the anticipated benefits of the Worldpay Acquisition, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows." (10-K for fiscal 2025; not in fiscal 2024's)SEC filing · Feb 20, 2026, against the one of Feb 14, 2025Backlog rose 17% in a year, to $860M on Sep 30, 2026 from $737M: sales under contract, not yet delivered.Filed figures, Sep 30, 2026
Who holds and trades it2 findingsFor Pro members2 findings on who holds and trades GPN, for Pro members
Against its closest peers4 peersFree cash flow over four quarters: GPN -$169M, FOUR $624M, FISV $3.16B, EEFT $307M.

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GPN insider trades

GPN trades by Congress and the executive branch

8 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellDonald Trump$15K to $50KPresident (R)traded Jun 24, disclosed Aug 22(59 days later)

SellDonald TrumpPresident (R)$15K to $50Ktraded Jun 24, disclosed Aug 22(59 days later)

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GPN's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Cameron M. BreadyChief Executive Officer · no trades on file
Robert M. CortopassiPresident and COO · no trades on file
Joshua J. WhippleChief Financial Officer · no trades on file
David Lawrence GreenChief Administrative Officer · 1 trade
David M. SheffieldEVP, Chief Accounting Officer · 1 trade
Dara L. Steele-BelkinChief Legal Officer · no trades on file
Jennifer Bozeman WhyteChief Accounting Officer · no trades on file
Stella Nichole VivianiChief People Officer · no trades on file

12 more officers and directors file at GPN.

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Which ETFs hold GPN?

In ETFs: GPN is under 0.1% of VYM, under 0.1% of SPYI, and under 0.1% of IVV, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About Global Payments

Global Payments is a leading provider of payment processing and software solutions and historically focused on serving small and midsize merchants. The Worldpay acquisition pushes the company into the large merchant space and expands the company's international operations. Following the Worldpay acquisition, the company will process about $4 trilliion in payment volume.

26,000 employeesAtlanta, GAglobalpayments.com

What Global Payments says it competes with

“We compete with a large variety of companies - financial institutions, financial technology companies, traditional payment providers, new market entrants, and others, both large and small.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 20, 2026

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As of Nov 10, 2026: GPN's Quality Score is 8 (Average), #29 of 66 in Business Services.

What does GPN's Quality Score say?

GPN scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #29 of 66 in Services-⁠Business Services by Quality Score, with 6 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 25% from Oct 27 to Nov 10. Shares: 10.4% more than a year ago (to Sep 30). Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is GPN's Quality Score?

GPN scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #29 of 66 in Services-⁠Business Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind GPN's 8.

When does GPN report earnings?

Expected to report Wed Feb 17, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. GPN closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.

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