Global Payments (GPN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Global Payments' Operating Margin came in at 10.15% for Q2 2026, down 9.82 percentage points from 19.97% a year earlier but up 10.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Global Payments (GPN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Global Payments reported Operating Margin of 12.40%, down 12.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 22.77%, down 2.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +10.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 25.52% in FY2024 (+7.70 pp), 17.83% in FY2023 (+10.70 pp), 7.13% in FY2022 (-8.81 pp) and 15.94% in FY2021 (+3.90 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is -23.23% (Q2 2022) to 61.53% (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.72 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 47.81 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 40.19 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GPN's Operating Margin at -0.53% (Q1 2026), 8.76% (Q4 2025) and 38.75% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 50.23 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | 16.44% |
| 2 | Block | 46.85 Bn | 18.15 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 6.75% |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 46.71 Bn | 3.52 Bn | - | -9.30% |
| 4 | Corpay | 26.70 Bn | 16.59 Bn | - | 35.28% |
| 5 | Fiserv | 25.72 Bn | 22.40 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 19.18% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 22.62 Bn | 412.61 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 10.15% |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 15.37 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 15.16% |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 13.22 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -25.50% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.55 Bn | 7.34 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 3.18% |
| 10 | Jack Henry & Associates | 11.04 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 21.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.97% |
| 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% |
Global Payments Operating Margin 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=operating-margin&ticker=GPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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=operating-margin&ticker=GPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();