Global Payments GPN
NYSE GPN
$92.32 +0.57 (+0.62%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Global Payments (GPN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Global Payments (GPN) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 5.27% for Q1 2026, down 1147.0% year-over-year from 0.5% in Q1 2025, and up 101.14% quarter-over-quarter from 463.53% in Q4 2025.

Global Payments (GPN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Payments (GPN) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 5.27% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 1147.0% year-over-year to 5.27%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.44% (up 749.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 19.96%, up 418.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate advanced to 5.27% in Q1 2026 per GPN's latest filing, from 463.53% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 64.94% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 463.53% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 6.26% across 5 years, with a median of 17.21% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate surged 4882 bps — and 2025, when it sank 48251 bps.
  • Global Payments' Tax Rate stood at 16.12% in 2022, then surged by 303 bps to 64.94% in 2023, then tumbled by 71 bps to 18.99% in 2024, then plunged by 2541 bps to 463.53% in 2025, then soared by 101 bps to 5.27% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GPN's Tax Rate at 5.27% in Q1 2026, 463.53% in Q4 2025, and 30.4% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.69 Bn 81.40 Bn 1.48 Bn 21.20%
2 Relx 64.97 Bn 64.80 Bn - -
3 Copart 32.09 Bn 28.74 Bn 732.88 Mn 20.06%
4 Global Payments 24.80 Bn 19.40 Bn 2.03 Bn -4.72%
5 Rb Global 16.24 Bn 15.72 Bn 935.50 Mn 22.80%
6 Aramark 15.68 Bn 15.18 Bn 430.34 Mn 27.92%
7 UL Solutions 15.20 Bn 14.77 Bn 417.00 Mn 24.85%
8 Rentokil Initial 11.80 Bn 9.27 Bn - -
9 Dolby Laboratories 6.05 Bn 5.38 Bn 264.68 Mn 33.33%
10 Unifirst 5.23 Bn 5.06 Bn 234.73 Mn 18.52%

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 -4.72%
Jun 30, 2026 -4.72%
Jun 30, 2026 -4.72%
Mar 31, 2026 5.27%
Mar 31, 2026 5.27%
Mar 31, 2026 5.27%
Dec 31, 2025 -463.53%
Dec 31, 2025 -463.53%
Dec 31, 2025 -463.53%
Sep 30, 2025 30.40%
Sep 30, 2025 30.40%
Sep 30, 2025 30.40%
Jun 30, 2025 38.12%
Jun 30, 2025 38.12%
Jun 30, 2025 38.12%
Mar 31, 2025 16.74%
Mar 31, 2025 16.74%
Mar 31, 2025 16.74%
Dec 31, 2024 18.99%
Dec 31, 2024 18.99%