Global Payments (GPN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Global Payments' Free Cash Flow was $426.96 million in Q2 2026, down 35.8% from $665.36 million a year earlier.
Global Payments (GPN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Global Payments' Free Cash Flow was $822.72 million through Jun 30, 2026, down 66.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.04 billion, down 14.4% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Free Cash Flow was $2.38 billion in FY2024 (+26.0%), $1.89 billion in FY2023 (+16.2%), $1.63 billion in FY2022 (-28.8%) and $2.29 billion in FY2021 (+21.8%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between -$550.16 million (Q1 2026) and $801.17 million (Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 9.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 160.5%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 75.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, GPN's Free Cash Flow in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -$550.16 million (Q1 2026), $347 million (Q4 2025) and $598.92 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 47.87 Bn | 6.09 Bn | - | 1.78 Bn |
| 2 | Coinbase Global | 47.32 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - | 197.31 Mn |
| 3 | Block | 46.41 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 966.61 Mn |
| 4 | Iren | 26.78 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 103.89 Mn | 482.24 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.12 Bn | 16.32 Bn | - | 1.42 Bn |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.26 Bn | 20.96 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 985.00 Mn |
| 7 | Global Payments | 21.85 Bn | 290.86 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 426.96 Mn |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 13.94 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 28.98 Mn |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 13.71 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 281.76 Mn |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 11.39 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 197.54 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 426.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -550.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 347.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 598.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 665.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 427.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 699.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 669.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 629.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 384.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 801.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 257.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 396.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 437.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 557.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 197.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 400.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 473.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 610.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 786.80 Mn |
Global Payments Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=GPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "GPN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=GPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();