Global Payments (GPN) Stock Movement Summary Global Payments stock experienced a 16% surge following several corporate announcements. The company reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings meeting Wall Street expectations, with net income of $217.5 million ($0.92 per share) and adjusted earnings of $3.18 per share. Quarterly revenue reached $1.9 billion, with adjusted revenue of $2.32 billion. Full-year 2025 profit totaled $1.4 billion on $9.32 billion in revenue. Additionally, Global Payments announced a $2.5 billion share buyback authorization and entered a $550 million accelerated share repurchase plan. The company also disclosed the completion of its Worldpay acquisition in January 2026. Management positioned the company as a "pure-play commerce solutions provider" and outlined 2026 expectations during the earnings call. The stock subsequently consolidated near $81 as the post-earnings rally stabilized.
Read full analysisGlobal Payments (GPN) Stock Movement Summary Global Payments stock experienced a 16% surge following several corporate announcements. The company reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings meeting Wall Street expectations, with net income of $217.5 million ($0.92 per share) and adjusted earnings of $3.18 per share. Quarterly revenue reached $1.9 billion, with adjusted revenue of $2.32 billion. Full-year 2025 profit totaled $1.4 billion on $9.32 billion in revenue. Additionally, Global Payments announced a $2.5 billion share buyback authorization and entered a $550 million accelerated share repurchase plan. The company also disclosed the completion of its Worldpay acquisition in January 2026. Management positioned the company as a "pure-play commerce solutions provider" and outlined 2026 expectations during the earnings call. The stock subsequently consolidated near $81 as the post-earnings rally stabilized.
Global Payments is a major payment technology company providing transaction processing and merchant solutions to businesses worldwide. Having recently completed its Worldpay acquisition and divested its card-issuing unit, the company is now a pure-play merchant solutions provider expanding its Genius point-of-sale platform into new markets, with plans to hire 300 salespeople and invest $1 billion internationally this year. Today's modest pullback follows a 16% surge driven by above-consensus 2026 profit guidance and a $2.5 billion buyback authorization that validated the strategic pivot.