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Track GPN free→NYSEFinancialsSpecialty Business ServicesSnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak. Earnings quality cannot be assessed since the company was unprofitable over the past year. Management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive changes. Risk is elevated, and the sector backdrop is a headwind. Compared with sector peers, GPN is below typical. Peer multiples imply a price about 37% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is expensive, growth-justified. This assessment is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 7 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $67.47. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $67 GPN trades at 23× p/e — 1.6× the 14× p/e peer median, and above its own 12× history. The market is re-rating it beyond its own range; our $52 fair value is low-confidence here. Analysts: $76–$111. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The market is pricing in roughly 30% near-term growth, in line with our forecast of about 21%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Only a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Financials names rated weak grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=3730).
Over the trailing year it converted -2.57x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $3.52 → $3.49 (-0.7% / 30d). 5 raised, 16 cut, 26 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 3 maintained. 36% of analysts rate Buy.
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 49.9% above current price.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Met or beat guidance 100% of the last 1 guided quarters · 5.3% avg surprise
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$150.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$357.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $3,021.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
As of June 16, 2026, the valuation dimension changed and became expensive. Risk remained elevated. The sector backdrop faced a headwind. The recent financial performance was weak.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: This report will provide insights into revenue growth and margin trends. It will shape investor expectations.
Confirms one read:Earnings report shows adjusted EPS of $3.00 or higher.
Confirms the other:Earnings report shows adjusted EPS below $2.80.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for GPN yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
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Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
$76.00 – $111.00 (median $84.50) · 10 analysts · as of 2026-06-03
Looks more expensive than peers.
Richer than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Transaction & Payment Processing Services.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
GPN Global Payments | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 4 of 100 | full | elevated |
V Visa Inc. | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 79 of 100 | expensive | low |
MA Mastercard | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 66 of 100 | expensive | low |
XYZ Block, Inc. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 57 of 100 | fair | elevated |
PYPL PayPal | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 96 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
27 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Financials names rated volatile grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=3774).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Global Payments aims to expand its adjusted operating margin by 150 basis points for the full year 2026.
Global Payments targets a 5% growth in constant currency adjusted net revenue for the full year 2026.
Global Payments plans to repurchase $500 million in shares as part of its capital allocation strategy.
Why it matters: A bigger margin shows better cost control. This is important for investor trust.
Confirms:Adjusted operating margin expands by at least 150 basis points in 2026.
Disproves:Operating margin does not grow or gets smaller.
Why it matters: Earnings results will show how the company is doing and what to expect.
Confirms one read:Earnings per share exceed $13.80 for Q2 2026.
Confirms the other:Earnings per share fall below $13.80 for Q2 2026.
Why it matters: Achieving this growth rate shows the company is on track to meet its revenue targets.
Confirms:Q2 2026 adjusted net revenue growth is at least 5% year over year.
Disproves:Q2 2026 adjusted net revenue growth is below 5% year over year.
Why it matters: Completing this buyback can signal strong cash flow and management's confidence in the stock.
Confirms:The company finishes the $500 million share buyback plan on time.
Disproves:The share repurchase plan is delayed or canceled.
Why it matters: Progress on the $500 million buyback can signal confidence in cash flow.
Confirms:Completion of the $500 million share buyback by the end of Q3.
Disproves:No big buyback activity reported by the end of Q3.
Other Events On May 6, 2026, Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) program to repurchase an aggregate of $500 million of the Company’s shares of common stock as part of the Company’s previously announced, board-approved share repurchase program. Approximately 5,744,650 shares of the Company’s common stock to be repurchased under the ASR will be received by the Company on May 8, 2026. The total number of shares that the Company will repurchas…
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 12, 2026, Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”) completed the previously announced public offering (the “Offering”) and issuance of: · $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.550% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”); and · $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.400% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes,” and together with the 2028 Notes, the “Notes”). In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company entered…
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 5, 2026, Global Payments Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to the…
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth in