Global Payments (GPN) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 106.12% to $3.0 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $7.5 billion, a 30.91% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $6.0 billion, up 3.29% from a year prior.
Global Payments (GPN) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on record, last reported at $3.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses reached $3.0 billion in Q1 2026 per GPN's latest filing, up from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for GPN hit a ceiling of $3.0 billion in Q1 2026 and a floor of $61.2 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $1.7 billion and a median of $1.8 billion in 2022 define the central range for Operating Expenses.
- Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: crashed 96.68% in 2023, then soared 1919.2% in 2024.
- Tracing GPN's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then plummeted by 96.68% to $61.2 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 1919.2% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then soared by 42.63% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then skyrocketed by 69.28% to $3.0 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for GPN at $3.0 billion in Q1 2026, $1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | 6.06 Bn |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 788.55 Mn |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 732.96 Mn |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 243.00 Mn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 2.99 Bn |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 1.02 Bn |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 4.69 Bn |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 124.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.15 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 237.95 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 61.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 931.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 713.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 683.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 713.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 634.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 642.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 638.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 904.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 866.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 830.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 814.79 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 836.55 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 818.39 Mn |
| May 31, 2016 | 759.03 Mn |