Global Payments Inc. (GPN)
NYSE: GPN · Real-Time Price · USD
86.49
+1.18 (1.38%)
At close: Sep 25, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
86.75
+0.26 (0.30%)
After-hours: Sep 25, 2026, 7:53 PM EDT

Global Payments Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 35 analysts polled by S&P Global, Global Payments stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $103.41. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 19.56% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $70 (-19.07%) and the highest is $194 (+124.30%).

Price Target: $103.41 (+19.56%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$70$103.41$95$194
Change-19.07%+19.56%+9.84%+124.30%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Global Payments stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingApr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26
Strong Buy121212111212
Buy000222
Hold191919191819
Sell111111
Strong Sell111111
Total333333343435

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintains
$84 → $118
BuyMaintains$84 → $118+36.43%Sep 24, 2026
Susquehanna
Susquehanna
Buy
Maintains
$111
BuyMaintains$111+28.34%Sep 11, 2026
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler
Hold
Initiates
$101
HoldInitiates$101+16.78%Sep 10, 2026
Mizuho Securities
Mizuho Securities
Buy
Reiterates
$110
BuyReiterates$110+27.18%Sep 3, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$102 → $106
HoldMaintains$102 → $106+22.56%Aug 28, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
12.35B
from 7.71B
Increased by 60.24%
Revenue Next Year
13.00B
from 12.35B
Increased by 5.28%
EPS This Year
13.65
from 12.22
Increased by 11.70%
EPS Next Year
16.01
from 13.65
Increased by 17.28%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
8.52B8.98B7.38B7.74B7.71B12.35B
Revenue Growth
14.82%5.30%-17.78%4.83%-0.39%60.24%
Gross Profit
4.79B5.23B5.32B5.71B5.60B10.10B
Gross Margin
56.18%58.26%72.06%73.79%72.64%81.81%
Operating Income
1.36B1.98B1.79B2.17B2.21B5.17B
Net Income
965.46M111.49M986.23M1.57B1.40B-1.15B
EPS
----12.2213.65
EPS Growth
----5.80%11.70%
Forward PE
14.609.8211.159.015.846.34
Dividend / Share
0.951.001.001.001.001.03
Dividend Growth
21.15%5.82%---2.83%
Free Cash Flow
----2.04B3.36B
No. Analysts
-----29
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High12.4B
Avg12.3B
Low12.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
61.2%
Avg
60.2%
Low
57.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High13.84
Avg13.65
Low13.45

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
13.3%
Avg
11.7%
Low
10.1%