Global Payments Matches Q3 2026 Estimates as Revenue Rises 58% to $3.18B

Global Payments (GPN) matched estimates for the third quarter of 2026. Revenue was $3.18 billion, up 58% from a year earlier, in line with the $3.18 billion estimate, and adjusted EPS was $3.58, up 9.8% from a year earlier, in line with the $3.58 estimate.

Q3 2026 scorecard

By our calculation, the QoQ column compares with the previous quarter's revenue of $3.16 billion and adjusted EPS of $3.46. The YoY column compares with $2.01 billion and $3.26 in the same quarter a year earlier.

Track record

• EPS record. Adjusted EPS beat the estimate in 6 of the last 8 reports, including this one.
• Revenue record. Revenue beat the estimate in 4 of the last 8 reports.
• Revenue trend. Revenue over the last 5 reports, oldest first: $2.01 billion, $2.32 billion, $2.86 billion, $3.16 billion and $3.18 billion.

What to watch

• Next-quarter estimates. Consensus calls for EPS of $3.66 and revenue of $3.16 billion next quarter, based on 21 analysts.
• Revenue growth. Whether revenue keeps growing from a year earlier after this quarter's 58% increase to $3.18 billion.
• Estimate record. Whether Global Payments extends a record of beating EPS estimates in 6 of its last 8 reports.
• Related coverage. See our reports on ANI Pharmaceuticals, Molson Coors Beverage, Kontoor Brands and Dnow.

Sources: Results are from Global Payments's Nov. 5, 2026 quarterly report. Estimates are consensus figures. The prior-quarter and year-ago comparison figures are from Global Payments's earlier quarterly reports. Items labeled by our calculation are our own arithmetic. This article is informational only and is not investment advice.