Global Payments (GPN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Global Payments (GPN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 3.08% for Q1 2026, down 187.0% year-over-year from 3.55% in Q1 2025, and down 23.71% quarter-over-quarter from 4.04% in Q4 2025.
Global Payments (GPN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Global Payments (GPN) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.08% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 3.08%, down 187.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.08% (down 187.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.11%, down 54.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 3.08% in Q1 2026 per GPN's latest filing, from 4.04% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 5.71% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.79% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 3.44% and a median of 3.6% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 282 bps in 2023, then surged 342 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.71% in 2022, then jumped by 85 bps to 3.16% in 2023, then soared by 55 bps to 4.9% in 2024, then slipped by 17 bps to 4.04% in 2025, then fell by 24 bps to 3.08% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GPN's Return on Capital Employed at 3.08% in Q1 2026, 4.04% in Q4 2025, and 5.71% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 70.95 Bn | 70.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 2 | Copart | 29.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | Rb Global | 20.04 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 7.10% |
| 4 | UL Solutions | 19.54 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 5 | Global Payments | 18.52 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.28 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 7.90% |
| 7 | Relx | 11.84 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Amentum Holdings | 5.58 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.00 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 9.19% |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.79 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 6.80% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.19% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.93% |