Global Payments (GPN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 187.0% to 3.08% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 3.08%, a 187.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 4.11%, down 54.0% from a year prior.
Global Payments (GPN) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on record, last reported at 3.08% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed reached 3.08% in Q1 2026 per GPN's latest filing, down from 4.04% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for GPN hit a ceiling of 5.71% in Q3 2025 and a floor of 0.79% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 3.44% and a median of 3.6% in 2022 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: crashed -282bps in 2023, then skyrocketed 342bps in 2024.
- Tracing GPN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 1.71% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 85bps to 3.16% in 2023, then soared by 55bps to 4.9% in 2024, then fell by -17bps to 4.04% in 2025, then fell by -24bps to 3.08% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for GPN at 3.08% in Q1 2026, 4.04% in Q4 2025, and 5.71% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | 47.48% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 16.88% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 7.10% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 7.90% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.15 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 9.19% |
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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.31% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.24% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.10% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.82% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.03% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.92% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.98% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.97% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 8.24% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.18% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.18% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.24% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 6.75% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.33% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.40% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 5.86% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 4.88% |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 4.90% |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 5.01% |
| May 31, 2016 | 8.21% |