Global Payments GPN
NYSE GPN
$93.19 +0.91 (+0.99%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:32 PM EDT

Global Payments (GPN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Global Payments (GPN) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 18.53% for Q1 2026, down 4201.0% year-over-year from 0.45% in Q1 2025, and down 203.19% quarter-over-quarter from 17.95% in Q4 2025.

Global Payments (GPN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Payments (GPN) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 18.53% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 4201.0% year-over-year to 18.53%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.97% (down 1945.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 26.46%, down 434.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin retreated to 18.53% in Q1 2026 per GPN's latest filing, from 17.95% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 503.32% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 18.53% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 48.59% across 5 years, with a median of 21.98% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin surged 47859 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 46714 bps.
  • Global Payments' FCF Margin stood at 24.73% in 2022, then jumped by 1935 bps to 503.32% in 2023, then slumped by 93 bps to 36.18% in 2024, then plunged by 50 bps to 17.95% in 2025, then tumbled by 203 bps to 18.53% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GPN's FCF Margin at 18.53% in Q1 2026, 17.95% in Q4 2025, and 29.83% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.82 Bn 81.53 Bn 1.48 Bn 21.10%
2 Relx 65.83 Bn 65.65 Bn - -
3 Copart 31.75 Bn 28.40 Bn 732.88 Mn 40.69%
4 Global Payments 25.14 Bn 19.73 Bn 2.03 Bn 12.86%
5 Rb Global 16.16 Bn 15.63 Bn 935.50 Mn 4.83%
6 Aramark 15.68 Bn 15.18 Bn 430.34 Mn 0.10%
7 UL Solutions 15.14 Bn 14.71 Bn 417.00 Mn 11.15%
8 Rentokil Initial 11.93 Bn 9.40 Bn - -
9 Dolby Laboratories 6.10 Bn 5.43 Bn 264.68 Mn 49.99%
10 Unifirst 5.25 Bn 5.08 Bn 234.73 Mn 3.34%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 12.86%
Mar 31, 2026 -18.53%
Dec 31, 2025 17.95%
Sep 30, 2025 29.83%
Jun 30, 2025 34.00%
Mar 31, 2025 23.49%
Dec 31, 2024 36.18%
Sep 30, 2024 33.51%
Jun 30, 2024 31.94%
Mar 31, 2024 15.87%
Dec 31, 2023 503.32%
Sep 30, 2023 10.38%
Jun 30, 2023 16.15%
Mar 31, 2023 19.08%
Dec 31, 2022 24.73%
Sep 30, 2022 8.62%
Jun 30, 2022 17.55%
Mar 31, 2022 21.98%
Dec 31, 2021 27.84%
Sep 30, 2021 35.73%