Global Payments, Inc.
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Earnings Call Q3 2026
November 5, 2026 - AI Summary
Strong Q3 results; momentum continues (good/surprising):
- Adjusted net revenue $3.18B, +4%+ excluding dispositions; “constant currency” acceleration to >4% sequentially (excluding dispositions/dispositions from the call framing).
- Adjusted operating margin 42.5%, +22 bps excluding dispositions; earnings EPS +10% to $3.58.
- Adjusted free cash flow: $870M in Q3; ~92% conversion of adjusted net income to adjusted FCF.
- SMB/Enterprise/Platforms all grew sequentially vs expectations, showing business durability post-Worldpay combination.
2026 outlook reaffirmed (forecast/expectations):
- Full-year 2026 expects normalized constant currency adjusted net revenue growth ~4% to 5%.
- Expects normalized adjusted operating margin expansion ~150 bps for the year.
- Expects adjusted EPS $13.60–$13.80 (+11% to +13%).
- Expects FX ~no impact on reported growth; stable macro + resilient consumer spending assumptions.
- Cash flow: expects adjusted net income to FCF conversion ~90% for full-year 2026.
Capital returns large and reiterated (dividends/buybacks):
- Returned >$200M to shareholders in Q3 via buybacks + dividends.
- Reiterated expectation to return >$2B in 2026.
- Still targeting roughly $7.1B cumulative shareholder returns over 2025–2027.
- Balance sheet: $6.3B liquidity, 3.4x net leverage, and >90% fixed-rate debt (WA cost ~4%).
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15.1% upsideUndervalued by 15.1% based on the discounted cash flow analysis.
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Share Statistics
| Market cap | $22.87 Billion |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | $42.25 Billion |
| Annual dividend | $1.00 |
| Dividend yield | 1.03% |
| Earnings per Share | $5.84 |
| Beta | 0.82 |
| Outstanding Shares | 259,420,000 |
Return
| Return on Equity | -5.66% |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets | -2.10% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 1.74% |
Valuation & Multiples
| P/E Ratio | -17.81 |
|---|---|
| PEG | 31.92 |
| Price to Sales | 2.0 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 0.96 |
| Enterprise Value to Revenue | 3.68 |
| Enterprise Value to EBIT | 49.74 |
| Enterprise Value to Net Income | -33 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise | 0.59 |
| Debt to Equity | 1.08 |
Revenue Sources
No data
Last Earnings Call
Report Date
November 5, 2026
EPS
$3.58
Est. $3.58Revenue
$3.18 B
Est. $3.18 BNext Earnings Call
Expected Date
February 17, 2027
EPS Estimate
$3.68
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$3.15 B
Consensus analyst estimateInstitutional Put/Call Ratio
Compares institutional put options with call options. At 0.15, the ratio is below 1, so institutions hold more calls than puts.
| Put/Call Ratio | 0.1524▼ 38.03% |
|---|---|
| Total Calls | 1,898,600▼ 62.24% |
| Total Puts | 289,300▼ 89.20% |
Institutional Ownership
Holdings and activity of institutional investors.
| Ownership % | 15.31%▼ 94.26% |
|---|---|
| Total Invested | $3.26B▼ 84.22% |
| Investors Holding | 410▼ 439.00% |
About Global Payments, Inc.
26,000 employees
CEO: Jeffrey Sloan
Global Payments Inc. provides payment technology and software solutions for card, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It offers authorization, settlement and funding, customer support, chargeb...