Global Payments (GPN) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $3.45
- EPS estimate
- $3.44
- EPS surprise
- +0.24%
- Revenue surprise
- −0.14%
- Revenue
- $3.2B
- Revenue estimate
- $3.2B
- Reported
- Aug 5, 2026
Global Payments reported Q2 2026 results on August 5, 2026. Earnings per share were $3.45, just ahead of the $3.44 estimate by 0.24%. Revenue was $3.2 billion, 0.14% below the consensus. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose about 11% from $3.10 and revenue rose about 33% from $2.4 billion.
The longer record shows steady earnings growth. Annual EPS rose every year in the table, from $9.33 in 2022 to $10.42 in 2023, $11.55 in 2024 and $12.23 in 2025, a gain of about 31%. The first half of 2026 added up to $6.41, about 11% more than the same period a year earlier. Quarterly revenue held between $2.0 billion and $2.4 billion from 2021 through 2025. It then stepped up to $2.9 billion in Q1 2026 and $3.2 billion in Q2. Over the last 20 quarters, Global Payments beat the EPS estimate 17 times, mostly by less than 2%. The three misses were each under 0.5%.
Global Payments reported Q3 between October 30 and November 4 in each of the past five years. That points to late October or early November 2026 for the next report. It will show whether revenue stays near the higher level of 2026.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | $3.44 | $3.45 | +0.24% | $3.2B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | May 6, 2026 | $2.78 | $2.96 | +6.45% | $2.9B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 18, 2026 | $3.16 | $3.18 | +0.76% | $2.3B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 4, 2025 | $3.23 | $3.26 | +0.87% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | $3.05 | $3.10 | +1.66% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | May 6, 2025 | $2.68 | $2.69 | +0.22% | $2.2B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 13, 2025 | $2.96 | $2.95 | −0.35% | $2.3B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Oct 30, 2024 | $3.09 | $3.08 | −0.40% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | $2.91 | $2.93 | +0.68% | $2.3B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | May 1, 2024 | $2.57 | $2.59 | +0.67% | $2.2B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 14, 2024 | $2.64 | $2.65 | +0.32% | $2.2B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | $2.72 | $2.75 | +1.25% | $2.2B | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | $2.59 | $2.62 | +1.23% | $2.2B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | May 1, 2023 | $2.31 | $2.40 | +4.09% | $2.0B | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 10, 2023 | $2.41 | $2.42 | +0.39% | $2.0B | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | $2.48 | $2.48 | −0.10% | $2.1B | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 | $2.34 | $2.36 | +0.71% | $2.1B | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | May 2, 2022 | $2.04 | $2.07 | +1.60% | $2.0B | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 10, 2022 | $2.12 | $2.13 | +0.29% | $2.0B | SEC |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 2, 2021 | $2.14 | $2.18 | +1.66% | $2.0B | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Global Payments (GPN) last report earnings?
Global Payments last reported on Aug 5, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did GPN beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Global Payments reported EPS of $3.45 for Q2 2026 against a $3.44 estimate — a 0.24% beat.
How much revenue did GPN report last quarter?
Global Payments reported $3.2B in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $3.2B.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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