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Global Payments stock buybacks
GPN$1.6Bbought back in the 12 months to Jun 30, 2026
Global Payments bought back $1.6B of its stock in the last twelve months, $1.5B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is up 10.9% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | $0 |
| Q4 '20 | $210.0M |
| Q1 '21 | $803.0M |
| Q2 '21 | $270.0M |
| Q3 '21 | $760.8M |
| Q4 '21 | $699.9M |
| Q1 '22 | $649.7M |
| Q2 '22 | $600.3M |
| Q3 '22 | $889.7M |
| Q4 '22 | $781.6M |
| Q1 '23 | $202.8M |
| Q2 '23 | $215.5M |
| Q3 '23 | $0 |
| Q4 '23 | $1,000 |
| Q1 '24 | $800.0M |
| Q2 '24 | $100M |
| Q3 '24 | $0 |
| Q4 '24 | $651.9M |
| Q1 '25 | $446.3M |
| Q2 '25 | $244.8M |
| Q3 '25 | $500M |
| Q4 '25 | −$69,000 |
| Q1 '26 | $549.9M |
| Q2 '26 | $550.0M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | 300.5M |
| Q4 '20 | 300.5M |
| Q1 '21 | 297.7M |
| Q2 '21 | 296.1M |
| Q3 '21 | 292.5M |
| Q4 '21 | 288.4M |
| Q1 '22 | 282.6M |
| Q2 '22 | 278.2M |
| Q3 '22 | 275.4M |
| Q4 '22 | 266.1M |
| Q1 '23 | 263.1M |
| Q2 '23 | 261.3M |
| Q3 '23 | 260.9M |
| Q4 '23 | 261.4M |
| Q1 '24 | 257.6M |
| Q2 '24 | 255.2M |
| Q3 '24 | 254.9M |
| Q4 '24 | 251.7M |
| Q1 '25 | 247.2M |
| Q2 '25 | 243.6M |
| Q3 '25 | 240.2M |
| Q4 '25 | 237.1M |
| Q1 '26 | 273.2M |
| Q2 '26 | 270.1M |
$550Mlast quarter (Q2 2026)
$1.5Bnet of stock compensation ($131M)
+10.9%diluted shares, 1 year
−19.5%diluted shares, 5 years
$252Mdividends, 12 months
194%of free cash flow ($823M) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
$1.4Bleft under its authorization as of Jun 30, 2026
Share counts are adjusted for a stock split (2-for-1).
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Questions
- Does Global Payments buy back its stock?
- Global Payments bought back $1.6B of its stock in the last twelve months, $1.5B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is up 10.9% from a year earlier.
- How much did Global Payments spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $1.2B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is Global Payments's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −19.5% over five fiscal years and +10.9% over the last year.
- Does Global Payments have a buyback authorization?
- Its filings show $1.4B remaining under its repurchase authorization as of Jun 30, 2026.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 5, 2026 · open on SEC.gov