Global Payments (GPN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Global Payments' Return on Sales [ROS] was 7.45% in Q3 2026, down 30.88 percentage points from 38.33% a year earlier and down 2.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Global Payments (GPN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Global Payments' Return on Sales [ROS] was 6.81% through Sep 30, 2026, down 22.07 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 22.77%, down 2.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +10.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] 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).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -23.23% (Q2 2022) and 61.53% (Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -12.26 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 47.81 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 40.19 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GPN's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.15% (Q2 2026), -0.53% (Q1 2026) and 11.35% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.14 Bn | 22.87 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 6.38% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 49.62 Bn | 8.32 Bn | - | 16.33% |
| 3 | Fiserv | 33.93 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 2.76 Bn | -105.74% |
| 4 | Coinbase Global | 33.79 Bn | -5.85 Bn | - | 5.07% |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.77 Bn | 18.90 Bn | - | 44.96% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 24.30 Bn | -237.28 Mn | 2.01 Bn | 7.45% |
| 7 | Iren | 14.79 Bn | -105.20 Mn | 182.00 Mn | -81.58% |
| 8 | Guidewire Software | 12.98 Bn | 9.54 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 15.16% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 12.86 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 4.78% |
| 10 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.37 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 325.50 Mn | 29.52% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.45% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.33% |
| 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% |
API Access
Global Payments Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=GPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=GPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();