Global Payments (GPN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Global Payments' (GPN) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $21.5 million in Q1 2026, down 45.93% year-on-year from $39.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 44.66% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 45.93% year-over-year to $21.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $135.4 million, a 17.38% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $153.6 million, down 6.45% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $21.5 million, down from $38.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for GPN reached as high as $89.6 million in Q1 2023 and fell as low as $21.5 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $41.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $39.7 million in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 133.25% in 2023 and slumped 55.21% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $40.8 million in 2022, then fell by 12.57% to $35.7 million in 2023, then retreated by 16.22% to $29.9 million in 2024, then increased by 29.93% to $38.8 million in 2025, then sank by 44.66% to $21.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Share-based Compensation figures were $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 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 34.25 Mn
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - -
3 Relx 60.28 Bn 60.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 38.09 Bn 37.23 Bn - -
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 9.46 Mn
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn 21.49 Mn
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 15.60 Mn
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 18.48 Mn
10 Amentum Holdings 5.37 Bn 5.04 Bn 345.00 Mn 8.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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