Global Payments — May 6, 2026 release
Fiscal 2026 first-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001123360-26-000070
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Capital returned to shareholders through repurchases and dividends
“over $2 billion”
Period
FY2026
Measure
Declared action
Source
Prose
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Accelerated share repurchase plan for FY2026
“$500 million”
Constant currency adjusted net revenue growt… for FY2026
“approximately 5%”
Adjusted earnings per share for FY2026
“$13.80 to $14.00”
Adjusted operating margin expansion (normali… for FY2026
“approximately 150 basis points”
Capital returned to shareholders through rep… for FY2026
“over $2 billion”
Dividend per share for FY2026
“$0.25 per share”
Revenues: GAAP revenues for FY2026
“~73%”
Revenues: Adjustments incl Worldpay Proforma… for FY2026
“~(69)%”
Revenues: FX impact for FY2026
“(0.5)%”
Revenues: Constant currency (CC) adj net rev… for FY2026
“3.5%”
Revenues: CC adjusted net revenue excluding … for FY2026
“5%”
Revenues: Dispositions for FY2026
“~1.5%”
Earnings Per Share: GAAP diluted EPS for FY2026
“(68)% to (70)%”
Earnings Per Share: Adjustments (2) for FY2026
“~83%”
Adjustments (2) for FY2026
“~83%”
Earnings Per Share: CC adjusted EPS for FY2026
“13% to 15%”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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Issuer Solutions continued to operate as a business of Global Payments until closing; accordingly, our non-GAAP financial measures reflect total company performance. Capital Allocation The company is entering into a $500 million accelerated share repurchase plan. The company expects to return over $2 billion to shareholders through repurchases and dividends in 2026, including the $500 million accelerated share repurchase plan announced today. 2 Exhibit 99.1 Global Payments’ Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.25 per share payable on June 26, 2026 to shareholders of record as of June 12, 2026. Conference Call Global Payments’ management will host a live audio webcast today, May 6, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss financial results and business highlights. The audio webcast, along with supplemental financial information, can be accessed via the investor relations page of the company’s website at investors.globalpayments.com. A replay of the audio webcast will be archived on the company's website following the live event. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Global Payments supplements its reporting of revenue, operating income, operating margin, net income, earnings per share, free cash flow, and free cash flow conversion with certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted revenue, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income, and adjusted earnings per share, adjusted free cash flow, and adjusted free cash flow conver
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