Global Payments annual free cash flow
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Global Payments Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (GPN)
Global Payments reported $2.04B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 14.43% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 26.46%.
View full Global Payments company overviewGlobal Payments free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $2.04B | −$343.8M | −14.43% | +26.46% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $2.38B | $491.0M | +25.96% | +30.80% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $1.89B | $263.3M | +16.17% | +25.63% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $1.63B | −$659.2M | −28.82% | +18.14% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $2.29B | $409.7M | +21.82% | +26.84% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $1.88B | $794.5M | +73.33% | +25.30% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $1.08B | $190.6M | +21.35% | +22.06% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $892.8M | $562.3M | +170.15% | +26.52% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $330.5M | −$83.4M | −20.15% | +8.31% |
| 2016 · Dec 31 | 2016-12-31 | $413.9M | — | — | +12.28% |
| 2016 · May 31 | 2016-05-31 | $501.3M | $164.0M | +48.61% | +17.30% |
| 2015 | 2015-05-31 | $337.3M | $224.6M | +199.35% | +12.16% |
| 2014 | 2014-05-31 | $112.7M | −$29.3M | −20.62% | +4.41% |
| 2013 | 2013-05-31 | $142.0M | $425.3M | — | +5.97% |
| 2012 | 2012-05-31 | −$283.4M | −$894.6M | — | −12.86% |
| 2011 | 2011-05-31 | $611.2M | $201.5M | +49.19% | +32.87% |
| 2010 | 2010-05-31 | $409.7M | $67.7M | +19.79% | +24.94% |
| 2009 | 2009-05-31 | $342.0M | — | — | +23.39% |
Global Payments quarterly free cash flow
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $427.0M | −$238.4M | −35.83% | +12.86% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | −$550.2M | −$977.7M | — | −18.53% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $347.0M | −$352.4M | −50.39% | +18.18% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $598.9M | −$70.6M | −10.54% | +29.83% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $665.4M | $35.7M | +5.68% | +33.79% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $427.5M | $43.4M | +11.30% | +23.49% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $699.4M | −$101.7M | −12.70% | +51.92% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $669.5M | $412.5M | +160.48% | +33.51% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $629.6M | $233.5M | +58.93% | +31.94% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $384.1M | −$53.2M | −12.16% | +15.87% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $801.2M | $243.9M | +43.77% | +503.32% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $257.0M | $60.0M | +30.43% | +10.38% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $396.1M | −$4.1M | −1.01% | +16.15% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $437.3M | −$36.6M | −7.72% | +19.08% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $557.2M | −$53.5M | −8.76% | +24.73% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $197.0M | −$589.8M | −74.96% | +8.62% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $400.2M | $23.4M | +6.21% | +17.55% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $473.9M | −$39.3M | −7.67% | +21.98% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $610.7M | −$51.8M | −7.82% | +27.84% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $786.8M | $323.4M | +69.77% | +35.73% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $376.8M | −$43.3M | −10.31% | +17.63% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $513.2M | $181.5M | +54.70% | +25.79% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $662.6M | $727.5M | — | +34.33% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $463.4M | −$570.9M | −55.19% | +24.17% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $420.1M | $480.7M | — | +25.13% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $331.8M | $157.2M | +90.01% | +17.43% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | −$65.0M | −$452.8M | — | −3.27% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $1.03B | $933.5M | +925.52% | +93.52% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | −$60.6M | −$223.9M | — | −6.48% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $174.6M | −$66.2M | −27.48% | +19.77% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $387.8M | $280.9M | +262.57% | +44.05% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $100.9M | $55.5M | +122.12% | +11.76% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $163.3M | $233.0M | — | +19.60% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $240.8M | −$7.0M | −2.82% | +30.29% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $107.0M | — | — | +10.15% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $45.4M | −$33.2M | −42.23% | +4.37% |
| Q2 2017 · Jun 30 | 2017-06-30 | −$69.6M | −$72.2M | — | −7.24% |
| Q1 2017 · Mar 31 | 2017-03-31 | $247.7M | $63.9M | +34.76% | +26.94% |
| Q2 2017 · Nov 30 | 2016-11-30 | −$4.0M | $74.7M | — | −0.43% |
| Q1 2017 · Sep 30 | 2016-09-30 | $78.6M | — | — | +8.26% |
| Q1 2017 · Aug 31 | 2016-08-31 | $114.3M | −$382.2M | −76.98% | +12.16% |
| Q4 2016 · Jun 30 | 2016-06-30 | $2.5M | — | — | +0.30% |
| Q3 2016 · Mar 31 | 2016-03-31 | $183.8M | — | — | +29.36% |
| Q3 2016 · Feb 29 | 2016-02-29 | $402.6M | $306.0M | +316.42% | +59.22% |
| Q2 2016 | 2015-11-30 | −$78.7M | −$354.0M | — | −10.90% |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-08-31 | $496.5M | $578.2M | — | +66.31% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-05-31 | $47.0M | $187.4M | — | +6.65% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-02-28 | $96.7M | $214.1M | — | +14.54% |
| Q2 2015 | 2014-11-30 | $275.3M | −$138.7M | −33.50% | +39.48% |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-08-31 | −$81.6M | −$38.2M | — | −11.58% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-05-31 | −$140.4M | −$152.6M | — | −20.84% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-02-28 | −$117.4M | −$176.7M | — | −19.04% |
| Q2 2014 | 2013-11-30 | $414.0M | $382.9M | +1234.91% | +65.28% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-08-31 | −$43.5M | −$82.8M | — | −6.90% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-05-31 | $12.2M | — | — | +1.97% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-02-28 | $59.4M | — | — | +10.26% |
| Q2 2013 | 2012-11-30 | $31.0M | — | — | +5.27% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-08-31 | $39.4M | — | — | +6.67% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-05-31 | −$45.0M | −$173.0M | — | −8.65% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-02-28 | $768.8M | $1.25B | — | +168.46% |
| Q2 2011 | 2010-11-30 | $16.5M | −$62.6M | −79.10% | +3.73% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-08-31 | −$129.2M | −$814.6M | — | −29.35% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-05-31 | $128.0M | — | — | +30.12% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-02-28 | −$482.9M | — | — | −121.16% |
| Q2 2010 | 2009-11-30 | $79.1M | — | — | +19.35% |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-08-31 | $685.4M | — | — | +167.20% |
Global Payments free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $1.88B to $2.04B, a compound annual growth rate of 1.66%. Global Payments's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $427.0M in free cash flow, a decrease of 35.83% year over year.
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What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
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How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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