Latest period
240M
YoY change
-5.8%
5Y CAGR
-4.4%
Peak year (FY2020)
301M
Latest annual
240M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Global Payments (GPN) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 240M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Global Payments (GPN) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -5.8%
Shares Outstanding history table for Global Payments (GPN) from 2000 to 2025
| FY2025 | 240M | -5.8% | -14.7M | ||
| FY2024 | 255M | -2.6% | -6.85M | ||
| FY2023 | 262M | -5.0% | -13.9M | ||
| FY2022 | 276M | -6.2% | -18.1M | ||
| FY2021 | 294M | -2.3% | -6.85M | ||
| FY2020 | 301M | +50.9% | +101M | ||
| FY2019 | 199M | +25.0% | +39.9M | ||
| FY2018 | 159M | +2.4% | +3.74M | ||
| FY2017 | 156M | +5.8% | +8.59M | ||
| FY2016 | 147M | +10.3% | +13.8M | ||
| FY2015 | 133M | -1.3% | -1.76M | ||
| FY2014 | 135M | -7.2% | -10.5M | ||
| FY2013 | 145M | -7.1% | -11.1M | ||
| FY2012 | 156M | -1.5% | -2.41M | ||
| FY2011 | 159M | -1.3% | -2.09M | ||
| FY2010 | 161M | -2.0% | -3.28M | ||
| FY2009 | 164M | +1.3% | +2.14M | ||
| FY2008 | 162M | +0.1% | +140K | ||
| FY2007 | 162M | -0.9% | -1.45M | ||
| FY2006 | 163M | -0.4% | -672K | ||
| FY2005 | 164M | +3.4% | +5.46M | ||
| FY2004 | 159M | +1.6% | +2.52M | ||
| FY2003 | 156M | +3.6% | +5.48M | ||
| FY2002 | 151M | -0.5% | -737K | ||
| FY2001 | 151M | +31.1% | +35.9M | ||
| FY2000 | 115M | +8.3% | +8.85M | ||
| FY1999 | 107M | — | — |
- FY2025240M-5.8%
- FY2024255M-2.6%
- FY2023262M-5.0%
- FY2022276M-6.2%
- FY2021294M-2.3%
- FY2020301M+50.9%
- FY2019199M+25.0%
- FY2018159M+2.4%
- FY2017156M+5.8%
- FY2016147M+10.3%
- FY2015133M-1.3%
- FY2014135M-7.2%
- FY2013145M-7.1%
- FY2012156M-1.5%
- FY2011159M-1.3%
- FY2010161M-2.0%
- FY2009164M+1.3%
- FY2008162M+0.1%
- FY2007162M-0.9%
- FY2006163M-0.4%
- FY2005164M+3.4%
- FY2004159M+1.6%
- FY2003156M+3.6%
- FY2002151M-0.5%
- FY2001151M+31.1%
- FY2000115M+8.3%
- FY1999107M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Global Payments's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Global Payments (GPN)
According to Global Payments's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 240M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Global Payments (GPN) diluted shares outstanding is 240M – declined 5.8% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Global Payments diluted shares outstanding compounded at -4.4% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Global Payments diluted shares outstanding declined from 301M in 2020 to 240M in 2025, a 20.1% drawdown.
2020 marks the peak diluted shares outstanding at 301M, with the historical low of 107M recorded in 1999.
Global Payments Shares Outstanding by Year
Global Payments Shares Outstanding 2025: 240M
Global Payments diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 240M, declined 5.8% below 2024.
Global Payments Shares Outstanding 2024: 255M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Global Payments came in at 255M, edged down 2.6% below 2023.
Global Payments Shares Outstanding 2023: 262M
Global Payments posted diluted shares outstanding of 262M in 2023, declined 5.0% below 2022.
Global Payments Shares Outstanding 2022: 276M
In 2022, Global Payments reported diluted shares outstanding of 276M, declined 6.2% below 2021.
Global Payments Shares Outstanding 2021: 294M
Global Payments diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 294M.
See more financial history for Global Payments (GPN).
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