Global Payments (GPN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Global Payments' (GPN) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 0.53% in Q1 2026, down 2096.0% year-on-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and down 106.01% on a QoQ basis from 8.76% in Q4 2025.
Global Payments (GPN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Global Payments (GPN) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 0.53% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 2096.0% year-over-year to 0.53% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 15.33%, a 1040.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 22.77%, down 275.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.53%, down from 8.76% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for GPN reached as high as 61.53% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 23.23% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 19.45% across 5 years, with a median of 20.43% in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 4019 bps in 2022 and jumped 4781 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 18.09% in 2022, then soared by 240 bps to 61.53% in 2023, then tumbled by 41 bps to 36.04% in 2024, then slumped by 76 bps to 8.76% in 2025, then plunged by 106 bps to 0.53% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 0.53% in Q1 2026, 8.76% in Q4 2025, and 38.75% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 23.22% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 73.75 Bn | 71.25 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 3 | Relx | 60.28 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 38.09 Bn | 37.23 Bn | - | 30.62% |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 37.53% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.53% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 17.62% |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 18.21% |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 4.48% |
| 10 | Amentum Holdings | 5.37 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 4.34% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 36.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 61.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -23.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.17% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.96% |