Every 8-K that Global Payments, Inc. (GPN) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Global Payments Inc. reported Q2 2026 GAAP revenue of $3.32 billion and diluted EPS of $0.05. Adjusted net revenue was $3.16 billion, up 33.8% year over year, and adjusted EPS rose 12% to $3.46, with adjusted operating margin at 42.0% on a normalized basis.
Including discontinued operations, net income attributable to Global Payments was $13 million for the quarter and a loss of $1.79 billion for the first half of 2026, compared with a $547 million profit a year earlier. Results reflect the January 2026 acquisition of Worldpay, divestiture of the Issuer Solutions business, and substantial amortization of acquired intangibles.
The company now expects normalized constant‑currency adjusted net revenue growth of approximately 4%–5% and adjusted EPS of $13.60–$13.80 for 2026, with about 150 basis points of adjusted operating margin expansion and more than $2 billion of capital returned to shareholders, including $1.2 billion year‑to‑date. The board declared a $0.25 per‑share dividend payable September 25, 2026.
Global Payments Inc. entered into an accelerated share repurchase program to buy back $500 million of its common stock under its existing board-approved repurchase authorization. This approach lets the company retire a large block of shares quickly while pricing is ultimately tied to the market.
The company expects to receive approximately 5,744,650 shares on May 8, 2026 as the initial delivery under the agreement. The final number of shares repurchased will be based on the average daily volume-weighted average price of Global Payments’ stock over the ASR period, reduced by a discount and subject to contractual adjustments, with final settlement expected no later than June 30, 2026.
Global Payments Inc. reported first quarter 2026 results showing strong underlying growth but a large GAAP loss driven by divested operations. GAAP revenue was $2.97 billion, while adjusted net revenue reached $2.86 billion, up 29.5%. On a normalized basis, adjusted net revenue grew about 5.5% (4.5% in constant currency), and adjusted operating margin expanded to 39.9%. Adjusted diluted EPS increased 10% to $2.96, but GAAP diluted EPS was a loss of ($6.59), reflecting a net loss attributable to Global Payments of $1.80 billion, largely from discontinued operations.
The company reaffirmed its full‑year 2026 outlook, expecting normalized constant‑currency adjusted net revenue growth of about 5% and adjusted EPS of $13.80–$14.00, implying 13–15% constant‑currency adjusted EPS growth. Global Payments is entering a $500 million accelerated share repurchase plan and expects to return over $2 billion to shareholders in 2026 through repurchases and dividends, including a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable June 26, 2026.
Global Payments Inc. reported voting results from its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Investors elected twelve directors to the Board, with each nominee receiving over 218 million votes in favor alongside typical levels of broker non-votes.
Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, compensation for named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2025, with about 146.6 million votes for and 79.7 million against. They also ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. A shareholder proposal to grant a right to act by written consent was rejected, with approximately 167.9 million votes against and 58.3 million for.
Global Payments Inc. has completed a previously announced public offering of new senior notes under its automatic shelf registration statement. The company issued 2028 Notes bearing interest at 4.550% per year and 2033 Notes bearing interest at 5.400% per year, payable semi-annually each March 15 and September 15, starting September 15, 2026.
Global Payments plans to use the net proceeds to repay its 4.800% notes due April 2026 at maturity and to pay down a portion of outstanding borrowings under its five-year revolving credit facility maturing in May 2030. The new notes are unsecured, unsubordinated obligations, include customary covenants and events of default, allow for optional redemption on specified terms, and give holders a right to require repurchase at 101% of principal plus accrued interest after a defined Change of Control Repurchase Event.
Global Payments Inc. entered into an underwriting agreement to issue and sell $500,000,000 of 4.550% Senior Notes due 2028 and $500,000,000 of 5.400% Senior Notes due 2033 in a public offering. The deal is with Barclays Capital, BofA Securities and J.P. Morgan as representatives of the underwriters.
The offering is expected to close on March 12, 2026, subject to customary conditions. These notes are being issued under an existing shelf registration on Form S-3, with detailed terms set out in a final prospectus supplement filed under Rule 424(b)(5).
Global Payments Inc. reports that it completed the simultaneous acquisition of 100% of Worldpay Holdco, LLC and divestiture of its Issuer Solutions business in January 2026. This update mainly provides Worldpay’s audited financial statements and Global Payments’ unaudited pro forma combined financial data for 2025.
Worldpay generated $5,475.6 million of revenue in 2025, up from $4,732.2 million for the eleven months ended December 31, 2024, but posted a net loss attributable to Worldpay of $495.9 million in 2025 and $443.8 million in 2024. Operating cash flow remained strong at $893.5 million in 2025, and total assets were $24,386.3 million as of December 31, 2025, alongside substantial long-term debt and $10,495.0 million of Class A preferred units in mezzanine equity.
Global Payments Inc. entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement to buy back $550 million of its common stock under its existing board-approved repurchase program. The company expects to initially receive about 5,414,718 shares on February 20, 2026, with the final number of shares determined by the average daily volume-weighted average price of its stock during the ASR period, less a discount and subject to contractual adjustments. Final settlement is expected no later than March 30, 2026.
Global Payments Inc. reported 2025 results and highlighted a major business transformation. For 2025, GAAP revenues were $7.71 billion with diluted EPS of $5.78, while adjusted net revenues rose to $9.32 billion and adjusted EPS increased 11% to $12.22. Fourth quarter GAAP revenues were $1.90 billion with diluted EPS of $0.92, and adjusted EPS grew to $3.18.
The company completed the acquisition of Worldpay and the divestiture of Issuer Solutions, repositioning itself as a pure-play merchant solutions provider. It authorized $2.5 billion of share repurchases and is entering a $550 million accelerated share repurchase, expecting to return over $2 billion to shareholders in 2026 and $7.5 billion through the end of 2027.
For 2026, Global Payments targets constant currency adjusted net revenue growth of about 5% excluding dispositions, adjusted operating margin expansion of about 150 basis points, and adjusted EPS of $13.80 to $14.00, implying growth of 13% to 15%. The company also appointed Vivek Sankaran to its board and named Jennifer Bozeman Whyte as chief accounting officer and principal accounting officer.
Global Payments Inc. reported changes in its senior leadership team. Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer David Sheffield notified the company on January 9, 2026 of his intention to retire, effective March 1, 2026. He will remain in his current role until his retirement, and the company expects to appoint a successor Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer before that date.
On the same date, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer David Green notified the company that he will resign for good reason under his existing employment agreement. As of January 9, 2026, he no longer serves in that executive role but will remain for a brief period in a non-executive capacity to help with the transition and other key initiatives. Both departures are stated as not resulting from any disagreement with the company on its operations, policies, or accounting practices. Mr. Green will receive payments and benefits under his employment agreement and will sign a customary release of claims in favor of the company.
Global Payments Inc. completed a major portfolio reshaping, closing its acquisition of Worldpay Holdco, LLC and the divestiture of its Issuer Solutions business on January 9, 2026. Global Payments acquired Worldpay from GTCR and other holders using approximately $6.2 billion in cash and 43,268,041 newly issued Global Payments common shares, while selling its Issuer Solutions business to FIS for FIS’s interest in Worldpay and approximately $7.7 billion in cash. The transactions were based on enterprise valuations of $24.25 billion for Worldpay and $13.5 billion for Issuer Solutions, both subject to customary closing adjustments.
As a result, GTCR now owns about 15.45% of Global Payments’ outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2025 and is subject to a staged lock-up on the stock consideration, with portions released at 12, 15 and 18 months after closing. GTCR agreed to standstill and preemptive rights under a new shareholders agreement and received customary shelf, demand and piggyback registration rights for its shares.
Global Payments Inc. closed a public senior notes offering and issued multiple tranches to support its previously announced acquisition of Worldpay. The company stated it intends to use net proceeds to fund cash payments for the acquisition, repay certain Worldpay indebtedness, cover transaction costs, and for general corporate purposes.
The notes carry fixed coupons and staggered maturities: the 2028 Notes at 4.500%, the 2030 Notes at 4.875%, the 2032 Notes at 5.200%, and the 2035 Notes at 5.550%. Interest is payable semi‑annually on May 15 and November 15, beginning May 15, 2026. The notes are unsecured, unsubordinated obligations and include make‑whole call provisions before specified par call dates, par redemption thereafter, and a Change of Control repurchase right at 101% of principal plus accrued interest.
If the Worldpay acquisition is not completed by the specified outside date or is abandoned, the 2028, 2030, and 2032 Notes are subject to a special mandatory redemption at 101% plus accrued interest. Following the offering’s close, Global Payments terminated the remaining commitments under its previously arranged $7.7 billion, 364‑day bridge facility, reducing those commitments to zero.
Global Payments Inc. entered into an underwriting agreement to issue and sell $1,750,000,000 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028, $1,700,000,000 4.875% Senior Notes due 2030, $1,000,000,000 5.200% Senior Notes due 2032, and $1,750,000,000 5.550% Senior Notes due 2035 in a public offering. The offering is expected to close on November 14, 2025, subject to customary conditions.
The notes are registered on a Form S-3 filed November 5, 2025, with terms described in a Rule 424(b)(5) final prospectus supplement. J.P. Morgan Securities, BofA Securities, and Barclays acted as representatives of the underwriters. The agreement includes customary representations, indemnification, and termination provisions.
Global Payments Inc. (GPN) reported an update on its previously announced plan to acquire Worldpay Holdco, LLC and simultaneously divest its Issuer Solutions business to FIS. The company filed historical financial statements for Worldpay and unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to reflect the proposed transactions, which are subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
The submission includes: audited combined financials for the Worldpay Business as of December 31, 2023; audited combined and consolidated financials for Worldpay as of December 31, 2024 with Successor/Predecessor periods; interim unaudited combined and consolidated financials as of September 30, 2025; and unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information for Global Payments as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024.
Global Payments Inc. (GPN) filed an 8-K to recast prior financials and disclosures to reflect its Issuer Solutions business as a discontinued operation, tied to its plan to simultaneously acquire Worldpay Holdco, LLC from FIS and GTCR affiliates and divest Issuer Solutions to FIS. The company states the transactions are expected to close in Q1 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
The company also changed presentation in two areas effective in early 2025. First, cash flows for “Changes in settlement processing assets and obligations, net” and “Changes in funds held for customers” moved from operating to financing activities; management recast the 2024 10-K to align with this classification. Second, disaggregated revenues in Merchant Solutions now appear by service lines instead of distribution channels; total segment revenues were unaffected. Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 provide revised sections of the 2024 10-K and Q1 2025 10-Q, with supporting Inline XBRL.
Global Payments (GPN) furnished an 8-K announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference. The information provided under Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and not filed under the Exchange Act.
Global Payments Inc. reported that its Board of Directors increased in size from 10 to 12 members on September 24, 2025, and appointed Patricia “Patty” Watson and Archana “Archie” Deskus as new directors, effective immediately.
Both are seasoned technology executives with extensive experience leading large-scale digital and IT transformations at major financial services, industrial, and technology companies. Watson has held senior roles at NCR Atleos, NCR Corporation, TSYS, Bank of America, and Brink’s, and serves on several public company boards. Deskus has led technology organizations at PayPal, Intel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Baker Hughes, Ingersoll Rand, Timex, and Carrier, and also serves on multiple boards.
The two new directors will be compensated on the same basis as other non-employee directors. The company states there are no selection arrangements with other persons and no related person transactions requiring disclosure. A press release announcing the appointments is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) filed an 8-K disclosing that on 6-Aug-2025 it entered into a $500 million accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement. The company will receive roughly 4,676,174 shares on 8-Aug-2025, with the final share count determined by the average daily VWAP of GPN stock during the purchase period, less an agreed discount. Final settlement is expected no later than 30-Sep-2025.
The ASR is part of the board-approved share-repurchase authorization and represents a significant, immediate reduction in outstanding shares. While the filing provides no earnings or cash-flow figures, the transaction reallocates $500 million of corporate liquidity toward equity reduction, which may enhance per-share metrics but temporarily tightens cash resources.