Global Payments (GPN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Global Payments (GPN) reported Free Cash Flow of -$550.2 million for Q1 2026, down 228.68% year-over-year from $427.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 258.55% quarter-over-quarter from $347.0 million in Q4 2025.

Global Payments (GPN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Payments (GPN) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$550.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$550.2 million, down 228.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (down 56.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.0 billion, down 14.43% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to -$550.2 million in Q1 2026 per GPN's latest filing, from $347.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $801.2 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$550.2 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $434.8 million and a median of $437.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Free Cash Flow soared 160.48% in 2024, then slumped 228.68% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $557.2 million in 2022, then surged by 43.77% to $801.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 12.7% to $699.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 50.39% to $347.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 258.55% to -$550.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GPN's Free Cash Flow at -$550.2 million in Q1 2026, $347.0 million in Q4 2025, and $598.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 530.57 Mn
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 503.31 Mn
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 172.60 Mn
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 150.00 Mn
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn -550.16 Mn
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 298.98 Mn
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 220.00 Mn
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 83.44 Mn
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 5.09 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -550.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -550.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 347.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 347.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 598.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 598.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 665.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 665.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 427.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 427.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 699.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 699.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 669.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 669.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 629.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 629.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 384.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 384.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 801.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 801.17 Mn