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Global Payments profit margin GPN

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.

Net margin, 12 months
−9.1%
Operating margin, 12 months
12.4%
Net margin on a year earlier
−26.4 pts
Peer median
13.2%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Global Payments kept −9.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 12.4% and a gross margin of 63.9%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 10.8%.

The median for 10 credit services stocks of a similar size is 13.2%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY202518.1%22.2%72.5%
FY202417.6%24.7%67.6%
FY202310.2%17.8%61.4%
FY20221.2%7.1%57.9%
FY202111.3%15.9%55.7%
FY20207.9%12.0%50.8%
FY20198.8%16.1%57.8%
FY201813.4%21.9%67.5%
FY201711.8%14.1%51.5%
FY2016n/an/an/a
FY2016n/an/an/a
FY201510.0%16.5%63.2%
FY20149.6%15.9%62.7%
FY20139.1%15.0%63.7%
FY20128.5%13.9%64.4%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY26−9.1%−26.4 pts12.4%
Q1 FY26−7.9%−26.8 pts14.9%
Q4 FY2518.1%+0.5 pts22.2%
Q3 FY2521.0%+5.6 pts28.6%
Q2 FY2517.2%+2.0 pts24.6%
Q1 FY2518.8%+5.4 pts25.6%
Q4 FY2417.6%+7.4 pts24.7%
Q3 FY2415.5%+6.2 pts21.2%
Q2 FY2415.2%+6.5 pts21.3%
Q1 FY2413.4%+15.0 pts21.6%
Q4 FY2310.2%+9.0 pts17.8%
Q3 FY239.2%+8.4 pts17.2%

Against its peers

Companies in Financial - Credit Services nearest Global Payments' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
GPNGlobal Payments−9.1%
AFRMAffirm45.3%
SYFSynchrony Financial18.3%
SOFISoFi Technologies14.8%
RBARB Global10.0%
CSGPCostar2.1%
CARTMaplebear12.0%
PYPLPayPal14.4%
HQYHealthequity17.4%
ETSYEtsy7.3%
ZGZillow2.0%
Peer median13.2%

Where Global Payments ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.