Global Payments Inc 10-Q for FY2025 Q1
Global Payments Inc (GPN)
10-Q
2025-05-06
For: 2025-03-31
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April 09, 2026
About this 10-Q
Global Payments Inc filed this 10-Q on May 6, 2025, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (FY2025 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $2.41B
- down 0.3% from $2.42B a year earlier
- Net income
- $305.73M
- down 2.4% from net income of $313.31M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $1.24
- up 1.6% from $1.22 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025
OR
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||||||
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 001-16111
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770 ) 829-8000
| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act | ||||||||
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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The number of shares of the issuer’s common stock, no par value, outstanding as of May 1, 2025 was 243,880,022 .
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
FORM 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1—FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
| Cost of service | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | ( | ||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||
| Interest and other income | |||||||||||
| Interest and other expense | ( | ( | |||||||||
| ( | ( | ||||||||||
| Income before income taxes and equity in income of equity method investments | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense | |||||||||||
| Income before equity in income of equity method investments | |||||||||||
| Equity in income of equity method investments, net of tax | |||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to Global Payments | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Earnings per share attributable to Global Payments: | |||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ||||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit related to foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ||||||||||
| Net unrealized (losses) gains on hedging activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Reclassification of net unrealized losses (gains) on hedging activities to interest expense | ( | ||||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit related to hedging activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | |||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to Global Payments | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Settlement processing assets | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Notes receivable | |||||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Settlement lines of credit | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |||||||||||
| Settlement processing obligations | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||||||
| Redeemable noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, no par value; | |||||||||||
Common stock, no par value; | |||||||||||
| Paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Global Payments shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Total equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment | |||||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangibles | |||||||||||
| Amortization of capitalized contract costs | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Provision for operating losses and credit losses | |||||||||||
| Noncash lease expense | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Paid-in-kind interest capitalized to principal of notes receivable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Equity in income of equity method investments, net of tax | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Distributions received on investments | |||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | ( | ||||||||||
| Other, net | |||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of business combinations: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Business combinations and other acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Capital expenditures | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payment received on notes receivable | |||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Changes in funds held for customers | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Changes in settlement processing assets and obligations, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Net borrowings from settlement lines of credit | |||||||||||
| Net borrowings (repayments) from commercial paper notes | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Repayments of long-term debt | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payments of debt issuance costs | ( | ||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from stock issued under share-based compensation plans | |||||||||||
| Common stock repurchased - share-based compensation plans | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds and contributions from noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Purchase of capped calls related to issuance of convertible notes | ( | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of the period | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of the period | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(in thousands, except per share data)
| Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares | Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Global Payments Shareholders’ Equity | Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued under share-based compensation plans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock repurchased - share-based compensation plans | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared ($ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares | Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Global Payments Shareholders’ Equity | Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued under share-based compensation plans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock repurchased - share-based compensation plans | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification of redeemable noncontrolling interest to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of capped calls related to issuance of convertible notes, net of taxes of $ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared ($ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Business, consolidation and presentation - We are a leading payments technology company delivering innovative software and services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and team member expertise allow us to provide a broad range of solutions that enable our customers to operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of channels around the world. We operate in two reportable segments: Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions. See "Note 14—Segment Information" for further information. Global Payments Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to herein collectively as "Global Payments," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us," unless the context requires otherwise.
These unaudited consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our majority-owned subsidiaries, and all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in entities that we do not control are accounted for using the equity or cost method, based on whether or not we have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies. These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for interim financial information pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 was derived from the audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements.
In the opinion of our management, all known adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods have been made. These adjustments consist of normal recurring accruals and estimates that affect the carrying amount of assets and liabilities. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Use of estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. In particular, uncertainty resulting from global events and other macroeconomic conditions are difficult to predict, and the ultimate effect could result in additional charges related to the recoverability of assets, including financial assets, long-lived assets and goodwill and other losses. These unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect the financial statement effects based upon management’s estimates and assumptions utilizing the most currently available information.
Change in presentation - During the first quarter of 2025, we elected to change our presentation of cash flows associated with "Changes in settlement processing assets and obligations, net" and "Changes in funds held for customers" from operating activities to financing activities within our consolidated statements of cash flows. The change has been applied retrospectively and the prior period has been conformed to the current period presentation. This change had no effect on our consolidated statements of income, consolidated statements of comprehensive income, consolidated balance sheets or consolidated statements of changes in equity.
The change in presentation resulted in an increase in net cash provided by operating activities and an increase in net cash used in financing activities of $113.3
SEC rule changes - On March 27, 2025, the SEC voted to withdraw its litigation defense of its climate risk disclosure rules requiring disclosure of certain climate-related information and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2024-03 - In November 2024, the Financing Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2024-03, "Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses," which requires disclosure in the notes to financial statements of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this update or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. We are evaluating the potential effects of ASU 2024-03 on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2023-09 - In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvement to Income Tax Disclosures," which is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures, primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning with our year ending December 31, 2025. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. We are evaluating how the enhanced disclosure requirements of ASU 2023-09 will affect our presentation, and we will include the incremental disclosures upon the effective date.
Subsequent event
On April 17, 2025, we entered into definitive agreements to divest our Issuer Solutions business to Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (“FIS”) as well as acquire 100 % of Worldpay Holdco, LLC (“Worldpay”) from FIS and affiliates of GTCR LLC (“GTCR”). Worldpay is an industry leading payments technology and solutions company. Total estimated consideration expected to be received for the divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business consists of (1) approximately $7.5 billion in net cash and (2) FIS’ 45 % ownership interest in Worldpay. Total estimated consideration expected to be paid to GTCR for the remaining 55 % ownership interest in Worldpay consists of (1) approximately $6.1 billion in cash and (2) 43.3 million shares of Global Payments common stock. The proposed divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business and acquisition of Worldpay will occur simultaneously. As part of the transaction, we obtained $7.7 billion in committed bridge financing. The transaction is subject to customary cash, debt and working capital adjustments. The transactions are expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
We will evaluate if the disposal group meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale in the quarter ending June 30, 2025, which could result in the recognition of a loss for financial reporting purposes.
NOTE 2—BUSINESS DISPOSITIONS
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NOTE 3—REVENUES
The following tables present a disaggregation of our revenues from contracts with customers by geography for each of our reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Solutions | Issuer Solutions | Intersegment Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Solutions | Issuer Solutions | Intersegment Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
In our Merchant Solutions segment, we actively market and provide our payment services, software and other commerce enablement solutions directly to our customers and through a variety of partner distribution channels across three business pillars: Point-of-Sale and Software Solutions, Integrated and Embedded Solutions and Core Payments Solutions. Our Point-of-Sale and Software Solutions business provides advanced payments technology that is integrated into point-of-sale systems and business management software solutions that we own. Our Integrated and Embedded Solutions business provides e-commerce solutions, advanced payments technology and commerce enablement solutions that is embedded into business management software solutions owned by our technology partners who operate in numerous vertical markets and countries. Our Core Payments Solutions business provides payments technology services and other commerce enablement solutions directly to customers across numerous verticals in the markets we serve through our direct sales force worldwide, as well as referral partnerships and other wholesale relationships.
The following table presents a disaggregation of our Merchant Solutions segment revenues by business pillar for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Point-of-Sale and Software Solutions | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Integrated and Embedded Solutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Payments Solutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ASC Topic 606, Revenues from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"), requires that we determine for each customer arrangement whether revenue should be recognized at a point in time or over time. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, substantially all of our revenues were recognized over time.
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Supplemental balance sheet information related to contracts from customers as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows:
| Balance Sheet Location | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||
Capitalized costs to obtain customer contracts, net | Other noncurrent assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Capitalized costs to fulfill customer contracts, net | Other noncurrent assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Contract liabilities, net (current) | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Contract liabilities, net (noncurrent) | Other noncurrent liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Net contract assets were not material at March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024. Revenue recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 from contract liability balances at the beginning of each period was $76.7 million and $92.3 million, respectively.
ASC 606 requires disclosure of the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations. The purpose of this disclosure is to provide additional information about the amounts and expected timing of revenue to be recognized from the remaining performance obligations in our existing contracts. The following table includes estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied at March 31, 2025. However, as permitted, we have elected to exclude from this disclosure any contracts with an original duration of one year or less and any variable consideration that meets specified criteria. Accordingly, the total amount of unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations related to processing services is significantly higher than the amounts disclosed in the table below (in thousands):
| Year Ending December 31, | |||||
| 2025 | $ | ||||
| 2026 | |||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| 2030 | |||||
| 2031 and thereafter | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
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NOTE 4—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Other intangible assets: | |||||||||||
| Customer-related intangible assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Acquired technologies | |||||||||||
| Contract-based intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Trademarks and trade names | |||||||||||
| Less accumulated amortization: | |||||||||||
| Customer-related intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Acquired technologies | |||||||||||
| Contract-based intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Trademarks and trade names | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
The following table sets forth the changes by reportable segment in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Merchant Solutions | Issuer Solutions | Total | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Effect of foreign currency translation | |||||||||||||||||
| Measurement period adjustments | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated impairment losses for goodwill were $357.9
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NOTE 5—LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, long-term debt consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Revolving credit facility | |||||||||||
| Commercial paper notes | |||||||||||
| Finance lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other borrowings | |||||||||||
| Total long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Less current portion | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | $ | $ | |||||||||
The carrying amounts of our senior notes and convertible notes in the table above are presented net of unamortized discount and unamortized debt issuance costs, as applicable. At March 31, 2025, the unamortized discount on senior notes and convertible notes was $36.7 million, and unamortized debt issuance costs on senior notes and convertible notes were $88.6 million. At December 31, 2024, the unamortized discount on senior notes and convertible notes was $38.5 million, and unamortized debt issuance costs on senior notes and convertible notes were $92.8 million. The portion of unamortized debt issuance costs related to revolving credit facilities is included in other noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheets. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, unamortized debt issuance costs on the unsecured revolving credit facility were $12.2 million and $13.4 million, respectively.
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At March 31, 2025, future maturities of long-term debt (excluding finance lease liabilities) are as follows by year (in thousands):
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| 2027 | |||||
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Convertible Notes
We have $2.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.500 % convertible unsecured senior notes due March 2031, which were issued in 2024 through a private placement. The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $1.97 billion reflecting debt issuance costs of $33.5 million, which were capitalized and reflected as a reduction of the related carrying amount of the convertible notes in our consolidated balance sheets. Interest on the convertible notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2024, to the holders of record on the preceding February 15 and August 15, respectively.
In connection with the issuance of the notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers of the notes and other financial institutions to cover, subject to customary adjustments, the number of shares of common stock initially underlying the notes. The economic effect of the capped call transactions is to hedge the potential dilutive effect upon the conversion of the notes, or offset our cash obligation if the cash settlement option is elected, for amounts in excess of the principal amount of converted notes subject to a cap. The price of the capped call transactions was $228.90 per share. The capped call transactions met the accounting criteria to be reflected in stockholders’ equity and not accounted for as derivatives. The cost of $256.3 million incurred in connection with the capped call transactions was reflected as a reduction to paid-in-capital in our consolidated statement of changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024, net of applicable income taxes.
We also have $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.000 % convertible notes due August 2029, which were issued during 2022 in a private placement pursuant to an investment agreement with Silver Lake Partners. Interest on the convertible notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2023, to the holders of record on the preceding February 1 and August 1, respectively. The convertible notes mature on August 15, 2029, subject to earlier conversion or repurchase. The notes, which are currently convertible, are presented within long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets based on our intent and ability to refinance on a long-term basis should a conversion event occur.
Revolving Credit Facility
Our credit agreement provides for an unsubordinated unsecured $5.75 billion revolving credit facility that matures in August 2027. As of March 31, 2025, there were borrowings of $1.5 billion outstanding under the revolving credit facility with an interest rate of 5.8 %, and the total available commitments under the revolving credit facility were $3.3 billion.
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Commercial Paper
We have a $2.0 billion commercial paper program under which we may issue senior unsecured commercial paper notes with maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issue. Commercial paper notes are expected to be issued at a discount from par, or they may bear interest, each at commercial paper market rates dictated by market conditions at the time of their issuance. The proceeds from issuances of commercial paper notes will be used primarily for general corporate purposes but may also be used for acquisitions, to pay dividends, for debt refinancing or for other purposes.
As of March 31, 2025, we had net borrowings under our commercial paper program of $868.8 million outstanding, presented within long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheet based on our intent and ability to continually refinance on a long-term basis, with a weighted average annual interest rate of 5.0 %. The commercial paper program is backstopped by our credit agreement, in that the amount of commercial paper notes outstanding cannot exceed the undrawn portion of our revolving credit facility. As such, we could draw on the revolving credit facility to repay commercial paper notes that cannot be rolled over or refinanced with similar debt.
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt
As of March 31, 2025, our senior notes had a total carrying amount of $10.1 billion and an estimated fair value of $9.7 billion. As of March 31, 2025, our 1.500 % convertible notes due March 1, 2031 had a total carrying amount of $2.0 billion and an estimated fair value of $1.9 billion. The estimated fair values of our senior notes and 1.500 % convertible senior notes were based on quoted market prices in active markets and are considered to be Level 1 measurements of the fair value hierarchy.
As of March 31, 2025, our 1.000 % convertible notes due August 15, 2029 had a total carrying amount of $1.5 billion and an estimated fair value of $1.5 billion. The estimated fair value of our 1.000 % convertible notes was based on a lattice pricing model and is considered to be a Level 3 measurement of the fair value hierarchy.
The fair value of other long-term debt approximated its carrying amount at March 31, 2025.
Compliance with Covenants
The convertible notes include customary covenants and events of default for convertible notes of this type. The revolving credit agreement contains customary affirmative covenants and restrictive covenants, including, among others, financial covenants based on net leverage and interest coverage ratios, and customary events of default. As of March 31, 2025, the required leverage ratio was 4.00 to 1.00, and the required interest coverage ratio was 3.00 to 1.00. The required leverage ratio will step-down to 3.75 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2025. We were in compliance with all applicable covenants as of March 31, 2025.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $146.7 million and $160.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
NOTE 6—DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING INSTRUMENTS
Net Investment Hedge
We have designated our aggregate €800 million Euro-denominated 4.875 % senior notes due March 2031 as a hedge of our net investment in our Euro-denominated operations. The purpose of the net investment hedge is to reduce the volatility of our net investment in our Euro-denominated operations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
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Investments in foreign operations with functional currencies other than the reporting currency are subject to foreign currency risk as the assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated into the reporting currency at the period-end rate of exchange with the resulting foreign currency translation adjustment presented as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and included in accumulated other comprehensive loss within equity in our consolidated balance sheets. Under net investment hedge accounting, the foreign currency remeasurement gains and losses associated with our Euro-denominated senior notes are presented within the same components of other comprehensive income (loss) and accumulated other comprehensive loss, partially offsetting the foreign currency translation adjustment for our foreign subsidiaries.
We recognized a loss on the net investment hedge of $9.5 million and $7.1 million within foreign currency translation adjustments in other comprehensive income (loss) in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Interest Rate Swaps
We have interest rate swap agreements with financial institutions to hedge changes in cash flows attributable to interest rate risk on a portion of our variable-rate debt instruments. Net amounts to be received or paid under the swap agreements are reflected as adjustments to interest expense. Since we have designated the interest rate swap agreements as cash flow hedges, unrealized gains or losses resulting from adjusting the swaps to fair value are recognized as components of other comprehensive income (loss). The fair values of our interest rate swaps are determined based on the present value of the estimated future net cash flows using implied rates in the applicable yield curve as of the valuation date. These derivative instruments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The table below presents information about our interest rate swaps, designated as cash flow hedges, included in our consolidated balance sheets:
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| Derivative Financial Instruments | Balance Sheet Location | Weighted-Average Fixed Rate of Interest at March 31, 2025 | Range of Maturity Dates at March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Interest rate swaps (Notional of $ | Other noncurrent liabilities | April 17, 2027 - August 17, 2027 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The table below presents the effects of our interest rate swaps on our consolidated statements of income and statements of comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
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| Net unrealized (losses) gains recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized (losses) gains reclassified out of other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2025, the amount of net unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to our interest rate swaps that is expected to be reclassified into interest expense during the next 12 months was $9.3 million.
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NOTE 7—INCOME TAX
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, our effective income tax rate of 16.6 % differed favorably from the U.S. statutory rate primarily as a result of foreign interest income not subject to tax, tax credits and the foreign-derived intangible income deduction.
NOTE 8—REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
The portions of equity in certain of our consolidated subsidiaries that are not attributable, directly or indirectly, to us, are redeemable upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within our control.
We hold a 51 % controlling interest in our subsidiary in Germany. Under the shareholder agreement, the minority shareholder has the option to compel us to purchase their shares at fair market value upon the occurrence of a specific change in control event. As of March 31, 2025, the option is not considered probable of becoming redeemable. We also own 51 % of our subsidiary in Greece and 50.1 % of our subsidiary in Chile. Under the respective shareholder agreements, the minority shareholders have the option to compel us to purchase their shares at a price per share based on the fair value of the shares, or under certain circumstances for our subsidiary in Greece, at a price determined by calculations stipulated in the shareholder agreement. The options have no expiration date.
Because the exercise of each of these redemption options is not solely within our control, the redeemable noncontrolling interests are presented in the mezzanine section between total liabilities and shareholders’ equity, as temporary equity, in our consolidated balance sheets. The redeemable noncontrolling interest for each subsidiary is reflected at the higher of: (i) the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the noncontrolling interest's share of comprehensive income (loss), capital contributions and distributions or (ii) the redemption price.
The option held by the minority shareholder in Greece, which is redeemable at a price other than fair value, is considered probable of becoming redeemable on December 8, 2025. In determining the measurement method of redemption price, we have elected to accrete changes in the redemption price over the period from the date of issuance to the earliest redemption date of the instrument using the effective interest method, applied prospectively. We have also elected to recognize the entire amount of any redemption price adjustments in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated statements of income.
In addition, we own 66 % of our subsidiary in Poland. The redemption option held by the minority shareholder in Poland expired on January 1, 2024, and the redeemable noncontrolling interest was reclassified to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest in our consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2024.
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NOTE 9—SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
We repurchase our common stock mainly through open market repurchase plans and, at times, through accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") programs. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we repurchased and retired 4,218,350 and 6,061,999 shares of our common stock, respectively, at a cost, including commissions and applicable excise taxes, of $449.0 million and $808.4 million, or $106.45 and $133.35 per share, respectively. The share repurchase activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 included the repurchase of 2,449,366 shares at an average price of $102.07 per share under an ASR agreement we entered into on February 13, 2025 with a financial institution to repurchase an aggregate of $250.0 million of our common stock during the ASR program purchase period. This ASR program was completed on March 11, 2025. The share repurchase activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 included the repurchase of 1,414,759 shares using a portion of the net proceeds from our offering of 1.500 % convertible unsecured senior notes due March 2031 through privately negotiated transactions with purchasers of notes in the offering, or one of their respective affiliates. The purchase price per share of the common stock repurchased in such transactions equaled the closing price of the common stock on February 20, 2024, which was $130.80 per share. As of March 31, 2025, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $1,405.7 million.
On April 24, 2025, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.25 per share payable on June 27, 2025 to common shareholders of record as of June 13, 2025.
NOTE 10—SHARE-BASED AWARDS AND STOCK OPTIONS
The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense and the related income tax benefit recognized for our share-based awards and stock options:
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Share-Based Awards
The following table summarizes the changes in unvested restricted stock and performance awards for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Shares | Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value | ||||||||||
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| Unvested at December 31, 2024 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Vested | ( | ||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||
| Unvested at March 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
The total fair value of restricted stock and performance awards vested during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $132.1 million and $131.1 million, respectively.
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For restricted stock and performance awards, we recognized compensation expense of $35.9 million and $35.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, there was $239.1 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock and performance awards that we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.
Stock Options
The following table summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Options | Weighted-Average Exercise Price | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | (years) | (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Outstanding at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Options vested and exercisable at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
We recognized compensation expense for stock options of $2.5 million and $2.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $0.8 million and $13.6 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, we had $13.4 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options that we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $44.76 and $54.42 , respectively. Fair value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
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The risk-free interest rate was based on the yield of a zero coupon U.S. Treasury security with a maturity equal to the expected life of the option from the date of the grant. Our assumption on expected volatility was based on our historical volatility. The dividend yield assumption was determined using our average stock price over the preceding year and the annualized amount of our most current quarterly dividend per share. We based our assumptions on the expected term of the options on our analysis of the historical exercise patterns of the options and our assumption on the future exercise pattern of options.
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NOTE 11—EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share ("EPS") was computed by dividing net income attributable to Global Payments by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Earnings available to common shareholders is the same as reported net income attributable to Global Payments for all periods presented.
Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to Global Payments by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period, including the effect of share-based awards, convertible notes or other potential securities that would have a dilutive effect on EPS. All stock options with an exercise price lower than the average market share price of our common stock for the period are assumed to have a dilutive effect on EPS. The dilutive share base for the three months ended March 31, 2025 excluded approximately 0.8 0.1
The effect of the potential shares needed to settle the conversion spread on our convertible notes is included in diluted EPS if the effect is dilutive. The effect depends on the market share price of our common stock at the time of conversion and would be dilutive if the average market share price of our common stock for the period exceeds the conversion price. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the convertible notes were not included in the computation of diluted EPS as the effect would have been anti-dilutive. Further, the effect of the related capped call transactions is not included in the computation of diluted EPS as it is always anti-dilutive.
The following table sets forth the computation of diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
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NOTE 12—SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and all liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. We regularly maintain cash balances with financial institutions in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit or the equivalent outside the U.S. As of March 31, 2025, approximately 75 % of our total balance of cash and cash equivalents was held within a small group of financial institutions, primarily large money center banks. Although we currently believe that the financial institutions with whom we do business will be able to fulfill their commitments to us, there is no assurance that those institutions will be able to continue to do so. We have not experienced any losses associated with our balances in such accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Restricted cash includes amounts that cannot be withdrawn or used for general operating activities under legal or regulatory restrictions. Restricted cash consists of amounts under legal restriction, amounts deposited by customers for prepaid card transactions and funds held as a liquidity reserve that are subject to local regulatory restrictions requiring appropriate segregation and restriction in their use. Restricted cash is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets with a corresponding liability in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
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A reconciliation of the amounts of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in our consolidated balance sheets to the amount in our consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows:
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| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statements of cash flows | $ | $ | |||||||||
Notes Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
In connection with the sale of our consumer business in April 2023, we provided seller financing consisting of a first lien seven-year secured term loan facility with an aggregate principal amount of $350 million bearing interest at a fixed annual rate of 9.0 % and a second lien twenty-five year secured term loan facility with an aggregate principal amount of $325 million bearing interest at a fixed annual rate of 13.0 %.
In connection with the sale of our gaming business in April 2023, we provided seller financing consisting of an unsecured promissory note due April 1, 2030 with an aggregate principal amount of $32 million bearing interest at a fixed annual rate of 11.0 %.
We recognized interest income of $23.5 million and $21.5 million on the notes during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, as a component of interest and other income in our consolidated statements of income.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there was an aggregate principal amount of $825.3 million and $810.2 million, respectively, outstanding on the notes, including paid-in-kind interest, and the notes are presented net of the allowance for credit losses of $15.2 828.1 million and $809.3 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The estimated fair value of notes receivable was based on a discounted cash flow approach and is considered to be a Level 3 measurement of the fair value hierarchy.
Other noncurrent assets
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we entered into an agreement in which we acquired software and related services, of which $37.5 million was financed utilizing a two-year vendor financing arrangement.
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NOTE 13—ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The changes in the accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses) | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities | Other | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, which relates only to foreign currency translation, was $43.6 million and $(23.1 ) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
NOTE 14—SEGMENT INFORMATION
We operate in two reportable segments: Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions.
Our segment structure reflects the financial information and reports used by our chief operating decision maker to make decisions regarding the business, including resource allocations and performance assessments. Our Chief Executive Officer is the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"). We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on the operating income of each operating segment. The CODM uses segment operating income in the annual budget and forecasting process, and considers budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual variances on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The operating income of each operating segment includes the revenues of the segment less expenses that are directly related to those revenues. Operating overhead, shared costs and share-based compensation costs are included in Corporate. Impairment of goodwill and gains or losses on business dispositions are not included in determining segment operating income. Interest and other income, interest and other expense, income tax expense and equity in income of equity method investments are not allocated to the individual segments. The CODM does not evaluate the performance of or allocate resources to our operating segments using asset data. The accounting policies of the reportable operating segments are the same as those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and our summary of significant accounting policies in "Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."
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Information on segments, including significant segment expenses, and reconciliations to consolidated revenues, consolidated operating income and consolidated depreciation and amortization were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
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| Intersegment eliminations | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Consolidated depreciation and amortization | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income and operating expenses included acquisition and integration expenses of $28.4 million and $78.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which were primarily included within Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses.
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NOTE 15—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Matters
We are party to a number of claims and lawsuits incidental to our business. In our opinion, the liabilities, if any, which may ultimately result from the outcome of such matters, individually or in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, liquidity, results of operations or cash flows.
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ITEM 2—MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements about our plans and expectations of what may happen in the future. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements.
Executive Overview
We are a leading payments technology company delivering innovative software and services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and team member expertise allow us to provide a broad range of solutions that enable our customers to operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of channels around the world.
We have grown organically, as well as through acquisitions, and continue to invest in new technology solutions, infrastructure to support our growing business and the ongoing consolidation and enhancement of our operating platforms. These investments include new product development and innovation to further enhance and differentiate our suite of technology and solutions available to customers, along with migration of certain underlying technology platforms to cloud environments to enhance performance, improve speed to market and drive cost efficiencies. We also continue to execute on integration and business transformation activities, such as combining business operations, streamlining technology infrastructure, eliminating duplicative corporate and operational support structures and realizing scale efficiencies.
We also furthered our business strategy through the sale of AdvancedMD, Inc. ("AdvancedMD") completed in December 2024 for approximately $1 billion, subject to certain closing adjustments, and up to $125 million contingent upon the purchaser achieving certain specified returns. AdvancedMD is a provider of software-as-a-service solutions to small-to-medium sized ambulatory physician practices in the United States ("U.S.") and was included in our Merchant Solutions segment prior to disposition.
Highlights related to our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 include the following:
•Consolidated revenues were essentially flat at $2,412.1 million and $2,420.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
•Merchant Solutions segment operating income and operating margin for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased compared to the prior year primarily due to the favorable effect of cost reduction activities. Issuer Solutions segment operating income increased due to the favorable effect of an increase in revenues, while operating margin remained flat.
•Consolidated operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 included the favorable effects of cost reduction initiatives and a reduction in acquisition and integration expenses, partially offset by expenses related to business transformation activities.
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Strategy and Business Transformation
In 2024, we launched a holistic review of our business to examine our strategy, operations and ability to deliver sustainable performance. We have refreshed our strategy and are focusing our resources, efforts and investments on the areas of the business that will drive the best opportunities for growth.
These strategic, organizational and operational transformation activities are expected to continue over the next few years. As we focus on executing and delivering transformation initiatives, we have incurred and anticipate incurring incremental expenses related to the transformation through early 2027, including but not limited to changes to the recoverability of assets. We continue to assess a strategic review of our business portfolio to evaluate potential assets for disposition to further streamline our business and create value for shareholders.
We currently expect our transformation initiatives to generate more than $600 million of annual run-rate operating income benefit by the first half of 2027.
On April 17, 2025, we entered into definitive agreements to divest our Issuer Solutions business to Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (“FIS”) as well as acquire 100% of Worldpay Holdco, LLC (“Worldpay”) from FIS and affiliates of GTCR LLC (“GTCR”). Worldpay is an industry leading payments technology and solutions company. Total estimated consideration expected to be received for the divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business consists of (1) approximately $7.5 billion in net cash and (2) FIS’ 45% ownership interest in Worldpay. Total estimated consideration expected to be paid to GTCR for the remaining 55% ownership interest in Worldpay consists of (1) approximately $6.1 billion in cash and (2) 43.3 million shares of Global Payments common stock. As part of the transaction, we obtained $7.7 billion in committed bridge financing. The transactions further simplify Global Payments’ business, positioning the company as a leading pure play commerce solutions provider for merchants of all sizes with global scale. The transactions are expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
We will evaluate if the disposal group meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale in the quarter ending June 30, 2025, which could result in the recognition of a loss for financial reporting purposes.
Macroeconomic Effects and Other Global Conditions
We are exposed to general economic conditions, including the effects of currency fluctuations, inflation, rising interest rates, tariff increases, global trade relations, international tensions, higher rates of unemployment, and other conditions that affect the overall level of consumer, business and government spending, which could negatively affect our financial performance. When adverse macroeconomic conditions arise, we evaluate where we may be able to implement cost-saving measures, including those related to headcount and discretionary expenses. We may also experience the effects of heightened geopolitical and economic instability or increased difficulty of conducting business in a country or region due to actual or potential political or military conflict or action. We recognize the uncertainty of the macroeconomic environment and cannot predict what impacts the current uncertainty or any developments will have on the economy and our customers.
Certain of our operations are conducted in foreign currencies. Consequently, a portion of our revenues and expenses has been and may continue to be affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. A strengthening of the U.S. dollar or other significant fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could result in an adverse effect on our future financial results; however, we are unable to predict the extent of the potential effect on our financial results.
We have sought to reduce our interest rate risk through the issuance of fixed rate debt in place of variable rate debt and through interest rate swap hedging arrangements that convert a significant portion of the eligible variable rate borrowings under our revolving credit facility to a fixed rate. However, inflationary pressure or interest rate fluctuations could adversely affect our business and financial performance as a result of higher costs and/or lower consumer spending. In addition, continued inflation or a rise in interest rates could have an adverse effect on our future financial results and the recoverability of assets. However, as the future magnitude, duration and effects of these conditions are difficult to predict, we are unable to project the extent of the potential effect on our financial results.
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We regularly maintain cash balances with financial institutions in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit or the equivalent outside the U.S. A disruption in financial markets could impair our banking partners, which could affect our ability to access our cash or cash equivalents, our ability to provide settlement services or our customers' ability to access their existing cash to fulfill their payment obligations to us. The occurrence of these events could negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
For a further discussion of trends, uncertainties and other factors that could affect our future operating results, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and subsequent filings we make with the SEC, including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the section entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Results of Operations
We operate in two reportable segments: Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions. For further information about our reportable segments, see “Item 1. Business—Business Segments” within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, incorporated herein by reference, and “Note 14—Segment Information” in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements.
Key Drivers of our Results of Operations
Our revenues for both of our segments are dependent upon the volume of payment transactions we process, cardholder accounts on file and other factors (referred to herein as "transaction volume"). As the majority of our services are priced as a percentage of transaction value or specified fee per unit or transaction, many under multi-year customer arrangements, our revenues generally grow period-over-period in line with the rate of increase in transaction volume.
Our operating expenses consist primarily of amortization of intangible assets, the cost of the technology to provide services to our customers and our people costs to support the operations. Many of those costs do not vary directly with the level of payment transactions we process for our customers, generating operating leverage. As revenues increase, operating income and operating margin (operating income as a percentage of revenues) generally increase.
We also grow our business through strategic acquisitions of similar businesses. Our revenues increase from the transaction volume from the customers of the acquired businesses. As we integrate the businesses, we also are able to improve operating income and operating margin by generating synergies to lower the cost base of those businesses.
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The following table sets forth key selected financial data for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, certain data as a percentage of total revenues and the changes between periods in dollars and as a percentage of the prior period amount. The income statement data for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is derived from the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | % of Revenue(1) | Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | % of Revenue(1) | Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollar amounts in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues(2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Solutions | $ | 1,808,687 | 75.0 | % | $ | 1,834,094 | 75.8 | % | $ | (25,407) | (1.4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuer Solutions | 620,730 | 25.7 | % | 602,735 | 24.9 | % | 17,995 | 3.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | (17,319) | (0.7) | % | (16,642) | (0.7) | % | (677) | 4.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated revenues | $ | 2,412,098 | 100.0 | % | $ | 2,420,187 | 100.0 | % | $ | (8,089) | (0.3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses(2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of service: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Solutions | $ | 488,865 | $ | 499,055 | $ | (10,190) | (2.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuer Solutions | 444,808 | 434,201 | 10,607 | 2.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | (12,478) | (10,866) | (1,612) | 14.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated cost of service | $ | 921,195 | 38.2 | % | $ | 922,390 | 38.1 | % | $ | (1,195) | (0.1) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Solutions | $ | 705,720 | $ | 754,601 | $ | (48,881) | (6.5) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuer Solutions | 66,604 | 62,437 | 4,167 | 6.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate | 256,528 | 234,283 | 22,245 | 9.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | (4,841) | (5,776) | 935 | (16.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated selling, general and administrative | $ | 1,024,011 | 42.5 | % | $ | 1,045,545 | 43.2 | % | $ | (21,534) | (2.1) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | (3,993) | — | (3,993) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated operating expenses | $ | 1,941,213 | 80.5 | % | $ | 1,967,935 | 81.3 | % | $ | (26,722) | (1.4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)(2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Solutions | $ | 614,102 | $ | 580,438 | $ | 33,664 | 5.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuer Solutions | 109,318 | 106,097 | 3,221 | 3.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate | (256,528) | (234,283) | (22,245) | 9.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | 3,993 | — | 3,993 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated operating income | $ | 470,885 | 19.5 | % | $ | 452,252 | 18.7 | % | $ | 18,633 | 4.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating margin(2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Solutions | 34.0 | % | 31.6 | % | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuer Solutions | 17.6 | % | 17.6 | % | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NM = Not meaningful
(1) Percentage amounts may not sum to the total due to rounding.
(2) Revenues, operating expenses, operating income and operating margin reflect the effects of disposed businesses through the respective disposal dates. See “Note 2—Business Dispositions” for further discussion.
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Operating income included acquisition and integration expenses of $28.4 million and $78.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which were primarily included within Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, Corporate expenses also reflected costs of $66.3 million associated with our business transformation initiative.
Revenues
Consolidated revenues were essentially flat at $2,412.1 million and $2,420.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Merchant Solutions Segment. Revenues from our Merchant Solutions segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased by $25.4 million, or 1.4%, to $1,808.7 million from $1,834.1 million in the prior year. The decrease included an approximate $20 million unfavorable effect of foreign currency exchange fluctuations.
Revenues in our integrated and embedded service line increased $45.9 million, or 6.1%, as payments continue to transition to more embedded and digital native environments. Revenues in our POS/software service line declined $31.0 million, or 8.2%; however, without the effect of the AdvancedMD business disposed of in December 2024, revenues increased approximately 8%, driven by growth in software subscription fees. Revenues in our core payments service line declined $40.3 million, or 5.8%, as a result of an unfavorable effect of foreign currency exchange fluctuations and a reduced emphasis on our wholesale business.
Issuer Solutions Segment. Revenues from our Issuer Solutions segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased by $18.0 million, or 3.0%, to $620.7 million from $602.7 million in the prior year. The increase in segment revenues was primarily due to the $23.8 million effect of higher transaction volume driven by cardholder activity.
Operating Expenses
Cost of Service. Cost of service for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased by $1.2 million, or 0.1%, to $921.2 million from $922.4 million in the prior year. Cost of service as a percentage of revenues was 38.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 38.1% in the prior year.
Merchant Solutions Segment. Cost of service from our Merchant Solutions segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased by $10.2 million, or 2.0%, to $488.9 million from $499.1 million in the prior year. Cost of service as a percentage of segment revenues decreased to 27.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from 27.2% in the prior year. The decline in cost of service is in line with the decline in revenue for the period. The disposition of AdvancedMD had the effect of reducing cost of service as a percentage of revenues by 0.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Issuer Solutions Segment. Cost of service from our Issuer Solutions segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased by $10.6 million, or 2.4%, to $444.8 million from $434.2 million in the prior year primarily due to costs that vary with revenues. Cost of service as a percentage of segment revenues decreased to 71.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from 72.0% in the prior year primarily as a result of costs that do not vary with revenues, including the effects of amortization and depreciation as discussed below, generating operating leverage.
Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets. The most significant component of our cost of service is amortization of acquired intangibles, which was $329.3 million and $343.2 million, or approximately 36% and 37% of cost of service, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. These costs generally do not vary in proportion to changes in revenues, but rather are most significantly affected by acquisition activities.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased by $21.5 million, or 2.1%, to $1,024.0 million from $1,045.5 million in the prior year. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues was 42.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 43.2% in the prior year.
Merchant Solutions Segment. Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Merchant Solutions segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased by $48.9 million, or 6.5%, to $705.7 million from $754.6 million in the prior year. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of segment revenues was 39.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 41.1% in the prior year. The primary driver of the reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was lower compensation and benefits expenses as a result of certain actions taken in 2024 to align our workforce to our new operating model.
Issuer Solutions Segment. Selling, general and administrative expenses from our Issuer Solutions segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased by $4.2 million, or 6.7%, to $66.6 million from $62.4 million in the prior year. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of segment revenues was 10.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 10.4% in the prior year, primarily due to higher labor and technology related costs.
Corporate. Corporate expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased by $22.2 million, or 9.5%, to $256.5 million from $234.3 million in the prior year. The higher amount of corporate expenses was primarily driven by $66.3 million incurred in the three months ended March 31, 2025 associated with our business transformation initiative announced in the third quarter of 2024, partially offset by lower acquisition and integration expenses of $50.5 million.
Operating Income and Operating Margin
Consolidated operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $470.9 million, compared to $452.3 million in the prior year. Consolidated operating margin for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 19.5%, compared to 18.7% in the prior year.
•Consolidated operating income reflected higher corporate costs, as described above, which had an unfavorable effect on operating margin of approximately 1.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2025;
•Merchant Solutions segment operating income increased $33.7 million and operating margin increased 2.4% primarily due to the favorable effect of cost reduction initiatives as a result of certain actions taken in 2024 to align our workforce to our new operating model. In addition, the three months ended March 31, 2024 included operating income of $10.5 million related to the disposed AdvancedMD business, which had the effect of increasing operating margin by 0.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2024; and
•Issuer Solutions segment operating income increased $3.2 million primarily due to the favorable effect of the increase in revenues, while operating margin remained flat at 17.6%.
Other Income and Expense, Net
Interest and other income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased $3.5 million to $39.4 million, compared to $35.9 million for the prior year, primarily due to an increase in available cash within our investment pool.
Interest and other expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased $5.0 million to $157.1 million, compared to $162.1 million for the prior year, primarily due to a decrease in our average outstanding borrowings and lower average interest rates on outstanding borrowings.
Income Tax Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, our effective income tax rate was 16.6% and 5.9%, respectively. The increase in the effective income tax rate was primarily due to a one-time favorable effect of a change in the valuation allowance related to certain foreign tax credit carryforwards in the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Various foreign taxing jurisdictions enacted local legislation formally adopting the Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules ("Pillar Two"), which generally provides for a minimum effective tax rate of 15%, as established by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") Pillar Two Framework. The effective dates were generally January 1, 2024, and January 1, 2025, for different aspects of the rules and vary by jurisdiction. Additional jurisdictions are expected to implement the model rules under local law in the future, with varying effective dates. The Pillar Two directive did not have a material effect on our financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and we are continuing to evaluate the potential effect on future periods of the Pillar Two implementation, pending legislative adoption by additional individual countries and the ongoing issuance of additional administrative guidance by the OECD.
Net Income Attributable to Global Payments
Net income attributable to Global Payments was $305.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $313.3 million for the prior year, reflecting the changes noted above.
Diluted Earnings per Share
Diluted earnings per share was $1.24 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $1.22 for the prior year. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 reflects the changes in net income noted above as well as a 10.4 million decrease in diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding to 247.2 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 257.6 million shares for the prior year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have numerous sources of capital, including cash on hand and cash flows generated from operations as well as various sources of financing. In the ordinary course of our business, a significant portion of our liquidity comes from operating cash flows and borrowings, including the capacity under our revolving credit facility.
Our capital allocation priorities are to pay dividends, to repurchase shares of our common stock, to pursue acquisitions that meet our corporate objectives, to make planned capital investments in our business and to pay principal and interest on our outstanding debt. Our significant contractual cash requirements also include ongoing payments for lease liabilities and contractual obligations related to service arrangements with suppliers for fixed or minimum amounts, which primarily relate to software, technology infrastructure and related services. Commitments under our borrowing arrangements are further described in "Note 5—Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit" in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and below under "Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit." For additional information regarding our other cash commitments and contractual obligations, see "Note 7—Leases" and “Note 19—Commitments and Contingencies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Our capital plan objectives are to support our operational needs and strategic plan for long-term growth while optimizing our cost of capital and financial position. To supplement cash from operating activities, we use a combination of bank financing, such as borrowings under our credit facilities, commercial paper program and senior note issuances, for general corporate purposes and to fund acquisitions. Our commercial paper program provides a cost effective means of addressing our short-term liquidity needs and is backstopped by our credit agreement, in that the amount of commercial paper notes outstanding cannot exceed the undrawn portion of our revolving credit facility. Finally, specialized lines of credit are also used in certain of our markets to fund merchant settlement prior to receipt of funds from the card networks.
We regularly evaluate our liquidity and capital position relative to cash requirements, and we may elect to raise additional funds in the future through the issuance of debt or equity or by other means. Accumulated cash balances are invested in high-quality, marketable short-term instruments. We believe that our current and projected sources of liquidity will be sufficient to meet our projected liquidity requirements associated with our operations for the near and long term.
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At March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $2,896.0 million. Of this amount, we considered $816.9 million to be available for general purposes, of which $62.6 million is undistributed foreign earnings considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. The available cash of $816.9 million does not include the following: (i) settlement-related cash balances, (ii) funds held as collateral for merchant losses ("Merchant Reserves") and (iii) certain funds held for customers. Settlement-related cash balances represent funds that we hold when the incoming amount from the card networks precedes the funding obligation to the merchant. Settlement-related cash balances are not restricted in their use; however, these funds are generally paid out in satisfaction of settlement processing obligations the following day. Merchant Reserves serve as collateral to minimize contingent liabilities associated with any losses that may occur under the merchant's agreement. While this cash is not restricted in its use, we believe that designating this cash as a Merchant Reserve strengthens our fiduciary standing with our member sponsors. Funds held for customers, which are not restricted in their use, include amounts collected before the corresponding obligation is due to be settled to or at the direction of our customers.
We also had restricted cash of $252.3 million as of March 31, 2025, representing amounts under legal restriction, amounts deposited by customers for prepaid card transactions and funds held as a liquidity reserve. These balances are subject to local regulatory restrictions requiring appropriate segregation and restriction in their use.
Operating activities provided net cash of $555.1 million and $529.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which reflect net income adjusted for noncash items, including depreciation, amortization and the provision for credit losses, and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Cash flows from operating activities increased 5% from the prior year in spite of a decrease in net income in the current year period primarily due to a noncash tax valuation allowance in the prior year period.
We used net cash in investing activities of $173.1 million and $148.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Cash used for investing activities primarily represents cash used to fund acquisitions and capital expenditures. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we used cash of $49.9 million and $2.6 million, respectively, for acquisitions. We made capital expenditures of $127.6 million and $145.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. These investments include software and hardware to support the development of new technologies, infrastructure to support our growing business and the consolidation and enhancement of our operating platforms. These investments also include new product development and innovation to further enhance and differentiate our suite of technology and cloud-based solutions available to customers. We expect to continue to make capital investments in the business, and we anticipate capital expenditures to be approximately $800 million during the year ending December 31, 2025.
Financing activities include borrowings and repayments made under our various debt arrangements, as well as borrowings and repayments made under specialized lines of credit to fund daily settlement activities. Our borrowing arrangements are further described in "Note 5—Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit" in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and below under "Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit." Financing activities also include cash flows associated with changes in funds held from customers, changes in settlement processing assets and liabilities, common stock repurchase programs and share-based compensation programs, cash distributions made to our shareholders and cash contributions from and distributions to noncontrolling interests. Net cash used in financing activities was $31.5 million and $276.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Proceeds from long-term debt were $1,551.0 million and $4,609.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Repayments of long-term debt were $2,546.6 million and $2,628.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Proceeds from and repayments of long-term debt consist of borrowings and repayments that we make with available cash, from time to time, under our revolving credit facility, as well as scheduled principal repayments we make on our senior notes, finance leases and other vendor financing arrangements. Changes in settlement processing assets and obligations, net were a source of cash of $479.2 million and a use of cash of $24.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change in cash from settlement processing assets and liabilities was due primarily to transaction volume and the timing of month-end. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we had net borrowings of $867.6 million and net repayments of $1,093.0 million, respectively, under our commercial paper program. Furthermore, in connection with the issuance of convertible notes in February 2024, we paid $256.3 million to purchase privately negotiated capped call transactions to hedge the potential dilutive effect upon conversion of the notes, or offset our cash obligation if the cash settlement option were to be elected. See section "Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit" below for further discussion of our recent debt transactions.
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Activity under our settlement lines of credit is affected primarily by timing of month-end and transaction volume. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we had net borrowings of $223.2 million and $133.2 million, respectively, under our settlement lines of credit.
We repurchase our common stock mainly through open market repurchase plans and, at times, through accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") programs. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we used $446.3 million and $800.0 million, respectively, to repurchase and retire 4,218,350 and 6,061,999 shares of our common stock, respectively. The share repurchase activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 included the repurchase of 2,449,366 shares at an average price of $102.07 per share under an ASR agreement we entered into on February 13, 2025 with a financial institution to repurchase an aggregate of $250.0 million of our common stock during the ASR program purchase period. This ASR program was completed on March 11, 2025. The share repurchase activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 included the repurchase of 1,414,759 shares using a portion of the net proceeds from our offering of 1.500% convertible unsecured senior notes due March 2031 through privately negotiated transactions with purchasers of notes in the offering, or one of their respective affiliates. The purchase price per share of the common stock repurchased in such transactions equaled the closing price of the common stock on February 20, 2024, which was $130.80 per share. As of March 31, 2025, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $1,405.7 million.
We paid dividends to our common shareholders of $61.1 million and $63.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We also made distributions to noncontrolling interests of $10.3 million and $4.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. On April 24, 2025, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.25 per share payable on June 27, 2025 to common shareholders of record as of June 13, 2025.
Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit
Senior Notes
We have $10.2 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes outstanding as of March 31, 2025, which mature at various dates ranging from March 2026 to August 2052. Interest on the senior notes is payable annually or semi-annually at various dates. Each series of the senior notes is redeemable, at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time at the redemption prices set forth in the related indenture.
Convertible Notes
1.500% Convertible Notes due March 1, 2031
We have $2.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.500% convertible unsecured senior notes due March 2031, which were issued in 2024 through a private placement. The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $1.97 billion reflecting debt issuance costs of $33.5 million, which were capitalized and reflected as a reduction of the related carrying amount of the convertible notes in our consolidated balance sheets. Interest on the convertible notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2024, to the holders of record on the preceding February 15 and August 15, respectively.
In connection with the issuance of the notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers of the notes and other financial institutions to cover, subject to customary adjustments, the number of shares of common stock initially underlying the notes. The economic effect of the capped call transactions is to hedge the potential dilutive effect upon the conversion of the notes, or offset our cash obligation if the cash settlement option is elected, for amounts in excess of the principal amount of converted notes subject to a cap. The price of the capped call transactions was $228.90 per share. The capped call transactions met the accounting criteria to be reflected in stockholders’ equity and not accounted for as derivatives. The cost of $256.3 million incurred in connection with the capped call transactions was reflected as a reduction to paid-in-capital in our consolidated statement of changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024, net of applicable income taxes.
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1.000% Convertible Notes due August 15, 2029
We also have $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.000% convertible notes due August 2029, which were issued during 2022 in a private placement pursuant to an investment agreement with Silver Lake Partners. Interest on the convertible notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2023, to the holders of record on the preceding February 1 and August 1, respectively. The convertible notes mature on August 15, 2029, subject to earlier conversion or repurchase. The notes, which are currently convertible, are presented within long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets based on our intent and ability to refinance on a long-term basis should a conversion event occur.
Revolving Credit Facility
Our credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of financial institutions, as lenders and other agents, provides for an unsubordinated unsecured $5.75 billion revolving credit facility that matures in August 2027.
We may issue standby letters of credit of up to $250.0 million in the aggregate under the revolving credit facility. Outstanding letters of credit under the revolving credit facility reduce the amount of borrowings available to us. The amounts available to borrow under the revolving credit facility are also determined by a financial leverage covenant. As of March 31, 2025, there were borrowings of $1.5 billion outstanding under the revolving credit facility with an interest rate of 5.8%, and the total available commitments under the revolving credit facility were $3.3 billion.
Commercial Paper
We have a $2.0 billion commercial paper program under which we may issue senior unsecured commercial paper notes with maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issue. The commercial paper program is backstopped by our credit agreement, in that the amount of commercial paper notes outstanding cannot exceed the undrawn portion of our revolving credit facility. As such, we could draw on the revolving credit facility to repay commercial paper notes that cannot be rolled over or refinanced with similar debt.
Commercial paper notes are expected to be issued at a discount from par, or they may bear interest, each at commercial paper market rates dictated by market conditions at the time of their issuance. The proceeds from issuances of commercial paper notes will be used primarily for general corporate purposes but may also be used for acquisitions, to pay dividends, for debt refinancing or for other purposes.
As of March 31, 2025, we had net borrowings under our commercial paper program of $868.8 million outstanding, presented within long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheet based on our intent and ability to continually refinance on a long-term basis, with a weighted average annual interest rate of 5.0%.
Compliance with Covenants
The convertible notes include customary covenants and events of default for convertible notes of this type. The revolving credit agreement contains customary affirmative covenants and restrictive covenants, including, among others, financial covenants based on net leverage and interest coverage ratios, and customary events of default. As of March 31, 2025, the required leverage ratio was 4.00 to 1.00, and the required interest coverage ratio was 3.00 to 1.00. The required leverage ratio will step-down to 3.75 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2025. We were in compliance with all applicable covenants as of March 31, 2025.
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Settlement Lines of Credit
In various markets where we do business, we have specialized lines of credit that are restricted for use in funding settlement. The settlement lines of credit generally have variable interest rates, are subject to annual review and are denominated in local currency but may, in some cases, facilitate borrowings in multiple currencies. For certain of our lines of credit, the available credit is increased by the amount of cash we have on deposit in specific accounts with the lender. Accordingly, the amount of the outstanding lines of credit may exceed the stated credit limit. As of March 31, 2025, a total of $47.1 million of cash on deposit was used to determine the available credit.
As of March 31, 2025, we had $728.0 million outstanding under these lines of credit with additional capacity to fund settlement of $1,981.0 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the maximum and average outstanding balances under these lines of credit were $871.8 million and $404.0 million, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on these borrowings was 5.29% at March 31, 2025.
Subsequent Event - Committed Bridge Financing
As discussed in further detail above in Strategy and Business Transformation, in connection with our entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Worldpay on April 17, 2025, we obtained $7.7 billion in committed bridge financing and plan to issue debt between signing and closing which will be used to replace the bridge commitment and refinance Worldpay’s outstanding debt.
Effect of New Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standards setting bodies that may affect our current and/or future financial statements. See "Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recently adopted accounting pronouncements and recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements we use in this report, and in some of the documents we incorporate by reference in this report, contain forward-looking statements concerning our business operations, economic performance and financial condition, including, but not limited to, statements we make regarding our business strategy and means to implement the strategy; measures of future results of operations, such as revenues, expenses, operating margins, income tax rates and earnings per share; other operating metrics such as shares outstanding and capital expenditures, liquidity, deleveraging plans and capital available for allocation; statements we make regarding guidance and projected financial results for the year 2025; the effects of general economic conditions on our business; statements about the benefits of our acquisitions or dispositions such as our proposed acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business, including future financial and operating results and the successful integration of acquisitions; our ability to timely complete the acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business, including receiving all required regulatory approvals in connection with the transactions; statements about the completion of anticipated benefits or strategic or operational initiatives; statements regarding our success and timing in developing and introducing new services and expanding our business; and other statements regarding our future financial performance and our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. You can sometimes identify forward-looking statements by our use of the words "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plan," "forecast," "guidance" and similar expressions. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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Although we believe that the plans and expectations reflected in or suggested by our forward-looking statements are reasonable, those statements are based on a number of assumptions, estimates, projections or plans that are inherently subject to significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, cannot be foreseen and reflect future business decisions. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that our plans and expectations will be achieved. Our actual revenues, revenue growth rates and margins, and other results of operations could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements as a result of many known and unknown factors, many of which are beyond our ability to predict or control. Important factors that may otherwise cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements or historical performance include, among others, those discussed in "Item 1A - Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as in the other information appearing in this report and other filings we make with the SEC, including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which we advise you to review.
These cautionary statements qualify all of our forward-looking statements, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon as representing our plans and expectations as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update or revise forward-looking statements at some time in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to our forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
ITEM 3—QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
For a discussion of our exposure to market risk, refer to Part II, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
ITEM 4—CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of March 31, 2025, management carried out, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in those reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are party to a number of claims and lawsuits incidental to our business. In our opinion, the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from the outcome of such matters, individually or in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, liquidity, results of operations or cash flows. See "Note 15—Commitments and Contingencies" in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for information about certain legal matters.
ITEM 1A—RISK FACTORS
The following risk factor is an update to our previously disclosed risk factors and should be considered in conjunction with Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Failure to complete the acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business (the “Transactions”) could have an adverse effect on our business, financial results, results of operations and stock price, and efforts to complete the Transactions could divert management’s attention, result in negative publicity or litigation, or disrupt our relationships with third parties and employees, any of which could negatively impact our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and cash flows.
If the Transactions are not completed for any reason, or on the expected timeline, our business and financial results may be adversely affected. We may be unable to complete the Transactions for a number of reasons, including the failure to receive required regulatory clearances and approvals in the United States and other jurisdictions and the failure to satisfy other closing conditions. Satisfying the conditions to the closing of the Transactions may take longer than we expect, which could cause us to incur extra transaction expenses or to delay or fail to realize fully the benefits that we currently expect to receive if the Transactions are successfully completed within the expected timeframe. If the Transactions are not completed at all, we may experience negative reactions from the financial markets, including negative effects on the market price of our common stock. In addition, we will have expended significant time and resources that could have otherwise been spent on our existing business.
The Transactions may also present financial, managerial and operational risks. The market’s perception of the Transactions may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock. Other risks include diversion of management attention from existing businesses, negative publicity, potential litigation against us, our directors or executives related to the Transactions, employee retention, difficulties separating personnel and financial and other systems, adverse impacts on the terms of or results of any possible capital markets transactions and possible adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers and indemnities and potential disputes with FIS and GTCR, any of which could negatively impact our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and cash flows. If the Transactions are completed, we can provide no assurance that the anticipated benefits of the Transactions will be fully realized in the timeframe anticipated or at all or that the costs related to the integration of Worldpay’s business and operations into ours will not be greater than expected.
We may experience gains or losses, including asset impairment charges, related to the divestiture of, and lost operating income from, our Issuer Solutions business, which may negatively affect our profitability and margins. Any of these factors could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
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ITEM 2—UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(c) Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
Information about the shares of our common stock that we repurchased during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 is set forth below:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Approximate Average Price Paid per Share, Excluding Commission | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1-31, 2025 | 1,225,385 | $ | 110.06 | 1,217,471 | |||||||||||||||||||
| February 1-28, 2025 | 2,804,818 | 103.73 | 2,472,189 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1-31, 2025 | 546,533 | 102.11 | 528,690 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 4,576,736 | $ | 106.27 | 4,218,350 | $ | 1,405.7 | |||||||||||||||||
(1)Our board of directors has authorized us to repurchase shares of our common stock through any combination of Rule 10b5-1 open-market repurchase plans, accelerated share repurchase plans, discretionary open-market purchases or privately negotiated transactions.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, pursuant to our employee incentive plans, we withheld 358,386 shares at an average price per share of $104.20 in order to satisfy employees' tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of restricted stock.
(2)As of March 31, 2025, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $1,405.7 million. The authorization by our board of directors does not expire but could be revoked at any time. In addition, we are not required by the board’s authorization or otherwise to complete any repurchases by any specific time or at all.
ITEM 3—DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4—MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5—OTHER INFORMATION
a. None
b. None
c. Insider Trading Plans and Arrangements
During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers notified us that they adopted terminated
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ITEM 6—EXHIBITS
List of Exhibits
| 31.1* | ||||||||
| 31.2* | ||||||||
| 32.1* | ||||||||
| 101* | The following information from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and filed electronically herewith: (i) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income; (ii) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iv) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (v) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity; (vi) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements; and (vii) the information included in Part II, Item 5(c). The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
| 104* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | |||||||
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| * | Filed herewith. | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Global Payments Inc. | |||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| Date: May 6, 2025 | /s/ Joshua J. Whipple | ||||||||||
| Joshua J. Whipple | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Cameron M. Bready, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Global Payments Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
Exhibit 31.1
a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
By: /s/ Cameron M. Bready | ||||||||
Date: | May 6, 2025 | |||||||
Cameron M. Bready | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Joshua J. Whipple, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Global Payments Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
Exhibit 31.2
a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
By: /s/ Joshua J. Whipple | ||||||||
Date: | May 6, 2025 | |||||||
| Joshua J. Whipple | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
(Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
§ 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Global Payments Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, Cameron M. Bready and Joshua J. Whipple certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Global Payments Inc.
| /s/ Cameron M. Bready | /s/ Joshua J. Whipple | ||||||||||||||||
Cameron M. Bready Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Global Payments Inc. | Joshua J. Whipple Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) Global Payments Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
May 6, 2025 | May 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Global Payments Inc. and will be retained by Global Payments Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.