Global Payments (GPN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Global Payments (GPN) reported Share-based Compensation of $21.5 million for Q1 2026, down 45.93% year-over-year from $39.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 44.66% quarter-over-quarter from $38.8 million in Q4 2025.
Global Payments (GPN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Global Payments (GPN) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $21.5 million in Q1 2026.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $21.5 million, down 45.93% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $135.4 million (down 17.38% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $153.6 million, down 6.45% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation declined to $21.5 million in Q1 2026 per GPN's latest filing, from $38.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $89.6 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $21.5 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $41.9 million and a median of $39.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation surged 133.25% in 2023, then plunged 55.21% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $40.8 million in 2022, then slipped by 12.57% to $35.7 million in 2023, then dropped by 16.22% to $29.9 million in 2024, then advanced by 29.93% to $38.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 44.66% to $21.5 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GPN's Share-based Compensation at $21.5 million in Q1 2026, $38.8 million in Q4 2025, and $35.3 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 70.95 Bn | 70.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 34.25 Mn |
| 2 | Copart | 29.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 9.46 Mn |
| 3 | Rb Global | 20.04 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 15.60 Mn |
| 4 | UL Solutions | 19.54 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 12.00 Mn |
| 5 | Global Payments | 18.52 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 21.49 Mn |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.28 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 18.48 Mn |
| 7 | Relx | 11.84 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Amentum Holdings | 5.58 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 8.00 Mn |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.00 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 30.71 Mn |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.79 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 218.82 Mn | 3.67 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 39.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 39.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.67 Mn |