Global Payments (GPN) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Global Payments (GPN) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 265.81 million for Q2 2026, up 9.6% from 242.48 million a year earlier but down 2.8% from the prior quarter.
Global Payments (GPN) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Global Payments' Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 236.69 million, down 4.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Global Payments' Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 248.71 million in FY2024 (-4.5%), 260.38 million in FY2023 (-1.0%), 263.08 million in FY2022 (-7.6%) and 284.75 million in FY2021 (-4.6%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) has run from a low of 236.61 million in Q3 2025 to a high of 290.09 million in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 11.4%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 7.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior quarters was 273.4 million (Q1 2026), 236.69 million (Q4 2025) and 236.61 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 47.87 Bn | 6.09 Bn | - | 862.00 Mn |
| 2 | Coinbase Global | 47.32 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - | 263.78 Mn |
| 3 | Block | 46.41 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 600.76 Mn |
| 4 | Iren | 26.78 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 103.89 Mn | 760.90 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.12 Bn | 16.32 Bn | - | 65.66 Mn |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.26 Bn | 20.96 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 531.77 Mn |
| 7 | Global Payments | 21.85 Bn | 290.86 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 265.81 Mn |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 13.94 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 579.65 Mn |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 13.71 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 81.99 Mn |
| 10 | Chime Financial | 11.39 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 378.67 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 265.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 273.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 236.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 236.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 242.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 245.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 248.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 254.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 254.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 255.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 260.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 260.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 259.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 261.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 263.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 270.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 277.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 281.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 284.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 290.09 Mn |
Global Payments Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=GPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=GPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();