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Global Payments

Guidance from Global Payments’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Current guidance
35 items
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Aug 5, 2026
Data checked
Aug 5, 2026
On this page:Latest changes·Current guidance·Your sector group·History

What changed in the Aug 5, 2026 release

Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (May 6, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.

New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
ChangeMetricPeriodPreviousNowSource
NewCC adjusted net revenue excluding dispositionsfor FY2026—“4% to 5%”Filing ↗
LoweredConstant currency (CC) adj net revenuefor FY2026“3.5%”“2% to 3%”Filing ↗
LoweredConstant currency adjusted net revenue growth (normalized)for FY2026“approximately 5%”“approximately 4% – 5%”Filing ↗
RaisedFX impact (Revenues)for FY2026“(0.5)%”“0%”Filing ↗
NewGAAP revenues growthfor FY2026—“70% to 71%”Filing ↗
NewNormalized constant currency adjusted net revenue growthfor FY2026—“approximately 4% – 5%”Filing ↗
LoweredAdjusted earnings per sharefor FY2026“$13.80 to $14.00”“$13.60 – $13.80”Filing ↗
NewAdjustments (2) (EPS)for FY2026—“198%”Filing ↗
NewCC adjusted EPS growthfor FY2026—“11% to 13%”Filing ↗
NewGAAP diluted EPS growthfor FY2026—“(185)% to (187)%”Filing ↗
NewNormalized adjusted operating margin expansionfor FY2026—“approximately 150 basis points”Filing ↗
RaisedAdjustments incl Worldpay Proforma (1)for FY2026“~(71)%”“(68)%”Filing ↗
NewCapital returned to shareholdersfor FY2026—“more than $2 billion”Filing ↗
RaisedDispositionsfor FY2026“~1.5%”“2%”Filing ↗
ReiteratedAdjusted operating margin expansion (normalized)for FY2026“approximately 150 basis points”“approximately 150 basis points”Filing ↗
Show 12 items not restated in this release
ChangeMetricPeriodPreviousNowSource
Not restatedAnnual run-rate operating income benefitsfor FY2027“more than $600 million”—Filing ↗
Not restatedExpected operating income benefit from operational transformation (annual run-rate)for FY2027“more than $600 million”—Filing ↗
Not restatedGAAP revenuesfor FY2026“~75%”—Filing ↗
Not restatedRevenues: Adjustments incl Worldpay Proforma (1)for FY2026“~(69)%”—Filing ↗
Not restatedRevenues: Dispositionsfor FY2026“~1.5%”—Filing ↗
Not restatedRevenues: GAAP revenuesfor FY2026“~73%”—Filing ↗
Not restatedEarnings Per Share: Adjustments (2)for FY2026“~83%”—Filing ↗
Not restatedAdjusted earnings per share accretion - thereafterNo period stated“mid to high single digit accretive”—Filing ↗
Not restatedAdjusted earnings per share accretion - year oneNo period stated“modestly accretive”—Filing ↗
Not restatedAdjustments (2)for FY2026“~83%”—Filing ↗
Not restatedTransaction closingfor FY2026“expected to close”—Filing ↗
Not restatedAdjusted net leverage reduction targetNo period stated“3.0x”—Filing ↗

Current guidance

Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.

Current fiscal year
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
CC adjusted net revenue excluding dispositions“4% to 5%”for FY2026Company-definedAug 5, 20261Filing ↗
Constant currency (CC) adj net revenue“2% to 3%”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 18, 20262Filing ↗
Constant currency adjusted net revenue growth (normalized)“approximately 4% – 5%”for FY2026Company-definedMay 6, 20262Filing ↗
Constant currency adjusted net revenue growth, excluding dispositions“approximately 5%”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 18, 20261Filing ↗
FX impact (Revenues)“0%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedFeb 18, 20262Filing ↗
GAAP revenues“~75%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedFeb 18, 20261Filing ↗
GAAP revenues growth“70% to 71%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedAug 5, 20261Filing ↗
Normalized constant currency adjusted net revenue growth“approximately 4% – 5%”for FY2026Company-definedAug 5, 20261Filing ↗
Revenues: Adjustments incl Worldpay Proforma (1)“~(69)%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedMay 6, 20261Filing ↗
Revenues: CC adjusted net revenue excluding dispositions“5%”for FY2026Company-definedMay 6, 20261Filing ↗
Revenues: Constant currency (CC) adj net revenue“3.5%”for FY2026Company-definedMay 6, 20261Filing ↗
Revenues: Dispositions“~1.5%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedMay 6, 20261Filing ↗
Revenues: FX impact“(0.5)%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedMay 6, 20261Filing ↗
Revenues: GAAP revenues“~73%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedMay 6, 20261Filing ↗
Adjusted earnings per share“$13.60 – $13.80”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 18, 20263Filing ↗
Adjusted operating margin expansion“approximately 150 basis points”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 18, 20261Filing ↗
Adjusted operating margin expansion (normalized)“approximately 150 basis points”for FY2026Company-definedMay 6, 20262Filing ↗
Adjustments (2) (EPS)“198%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedAug 5, 20261Filing ↗
CC adjusted EPS“13% to 15%”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 18, 20261Filing ↗
CC adjusted EPS growth“11% to 13%”for FY2026Company-definedAug 5, 20261Filing ↗
Earnings Per Share: Adjustments (2)“~83%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedMay 6, 20261Filing ↗
Earnings Per Share: CC adjusted EPS“13% to 15%”for FY2026Company-definedMay 6, 20261Filing ↗
Earnings Per Share: GAAP diluted EPS“(68)% to (70)%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedMay 6, 20261Filing ↗
GAAP diluted EPS“(30)% to (32)%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedFeb 18, 20261Filing ↗
GAAP diluted EPS growth“(185)% to (187)%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedAug 5, 20261Filing ↗
Normalized adjusted operating margin expansion“approximately 150 basis points”for FY2026Company-definedAug 5, 20261Filing ↗
Accelerated share repurchase plan“$500 million”for FY2026Declared actionMay 6, 20261Filing ↗
Adjustments (2)“~83%”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 18, 20262Filing ↗
Adjustments incl Worldpay Proforma (1)“(68)%”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 18, 20262Filing ↗
Capital returned to shareholders“more than $2 billion”for FY2026Company-definedAug 5, 20261Filing ↗
Capital returned to shareholders through repurchases and dividends“over $2 billion”for FY2026Declared actionFeb 18, 20262Filing ↗
Dispositions“2%”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 18, 20262Filing ↗
Dividend per share“$0.25”for FY2026Declared actionFeb 18, 20263Filing ↗
Expected transaction closing timing“first half of 2026”for FY2026Company-definedApr 17, 20251Filing ↗
Transaction closing“expected to close”for FY2026Company-definedApr 17, 20251Filing ↗
Next year and medium term
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
Annual run-rate operating income benefits“more than $600 million”for FY2027GAAP-tiedFeb 13, 20251Filing ↗
Expected operating income benefit from operational transformation (annual run-rate)“more than $600 million”for FY2027GAAP-tiedFeb 13, 20251Filing ↗
Capital returned to shareholders“$7.5 billion”for FY2027Company-definedFeb 18, 20261Filing ↗
No period stated
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
Accelerated share repurchase plan“$550 million”—Declared actionAug 6, 20252Filing ↗
Share repurchase authorization“$2.5 billion”—Declared actionFeb 18, 20261Filing ↗
Share repurchase authorization capacity“$2.5 billion”—Declared actionOct 30, 20241Filing ↗

How one item moved

GAAP revenues, for FY2025 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.

Feb 13, 2025
New
“0% to 1%”
Aug 6, 2025
Raised
“0.5% to 1.5%”
Nov 4, 2025
Lowered
“0% to 1%”

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Adjusted EPS
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GAAP EPS
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Organic growth
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Free cash flow
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Tax rate
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Full history

Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.

MetricFY2027FY2026FY2025FY2024No period
Adjusted net revenue———1 statement—
Adjustments (revenue)—3 statements6 statements2 statements—
CC adjusted net revenue excluding dispositions—1 statement1 statement——
Constant currency (CC) adj net revenue—2 statements3 statements——
Constant currency adjusted net revenue growth——1 statement——
The full record for Global Payments and its Payments & fintech peers, delivered as a Peer Guidance Briefing — PDF and Excel, every value linked to its filing.

Filings

The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.

FiledFiscal periodAccessionGuidance items
Aug 5, 2026FY2026 Q20001123360-26-00008217Open filing ↗
May 6, 2026FY2026 Q10001123360-26-00007016Open filing ↗
Feb 18, 2026FY2025 Q40001123360-26-00000416Open filing ↗
Nov 4, 2025FY2025 Q30001123360-25-00007512Open filing ↗
Aug 6, 2025FY2025 Q20001123360-25-00003815Open filing ↗
Apr 17, 2025FY2025 Q10001104659-25-03577129Open filing ↗
Feb 13, 2025FY2024 Q40001123360-25-00000416Open filing ↗
Oct 30, 2024FY2024 Q30001123360-24-00003313Open filing ↗
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