Question 1

What is Global Payments's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

Global Payments (GPN) P/E ratio is 12.0× as of May 7, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for Global Payments?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For Global Payments specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 13.1×.

Question 5

Is Global Payments's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Global Payments's P/E ratio of 12.0× is below its own 5-year average of 82.3× and below the sector median of 13.1×. That places the current reading at the 10th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Global Payments's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Global Payments (GPN) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 9.2× in 2026 to a high of 493.5× in 2022. The 5-year average is 82.3× and the 5-year median is 32.8×.

Question 7

What was Global Payments's P/E ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Global Payments (GPN) P/E ratio at the end of 2025 was 13.3×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Global Payments's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$18.6B	$1.4B	13.3×	-4.7×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$28.1B	$1.57B	17.9×	-15.6×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$33.1B	$986M	33.5×	-203.1×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$26.4B	$111M	236.6×	+196.3×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$38.9B	$965M	40.3×	-69.9×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$64.4B	$585M	110.2×	-17.2×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$54.9B	$431M	127.4×	+91.3×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$16.3B	$452M	36.1×	+2.0×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$16B	$468M	34.1×	-9.6×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$10.5B	$241M	43.6×	+12.3×	Nov 30, 2016
2015	$9.18B	$293M	31.3×	+9.4×	Nov 30, 2015
2014	$5.61B	$257M	21.9×	+2.7×	Nov 30, 2014
2013	$4.55B	$238M	19.1×	-0.1×	Nov 30, 2013
2012	$3.46B	$180M	19.2×	+4.2×	Nov 30, 2012
2011	$3.47B	$232M	15.0×	-2.9×	Nov 30, 2011
2010	$3.31B	$186M	17.9×	-63.1×	Nov 30, 2010
2009	$4.16B	$51.4M	80.9×	+66.7×	Nov 30, 2009
2008	$2.67B	$187M	14.3×	-8.6×	Nov 30, 2008
2007	$3.42B	$149M	22.9×	-3.7×	Nov 30, 2007
2006	$3.71B	$140M	26.5×	-5.7×	Nov 30, 2006
2005	$3.44B	$106M	32.3×	+5.6×	Nov 30, 2005
2004	$2.12B	$79.5M	26.6×	-4.0×	Nov 30, 2004
2003	$1.71B	$55.8M	30.6×	-7.7×	Nov 30, 2003
2002	$1.06B	$27.5M	38.4×	—	Nov 30, 2002


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Eagle Financial Services (EFSI)	10.0×
Prudential Financial (PRU)	9.8×
UMB Financial (UMBF)	9.7×
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PSB Holdings (PSBQ)	7.5×
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Allstate (ALL)	4.4×
Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB)	0.0×

P/E Ratio for Global Payments (GPN) 2002-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for Global Payments (GPN)

Historical P/E Ratio for Global Payments (GPN) from 2002 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at Global Payments (GPN)

Global Payments P/E Ratio by Year

Global Payments P/E Ratio 2025: 13.3×

Global Payments P/E Ratio 2024: 17.9×

Global Payments P/E Ratio 2023: 33.5×

Global Payments P/E Ratio 2022: 236.6×

Global Payments P/E Ratio 2021: 40.3×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

Frequently asked questions

Global Payments (GPN) Key Financials