Global Payments Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

• Second quarter 2025 GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.99 and adjusted EPS of $3.10, an increase of 11% constant currency
• Second quarter 2025 GAAP revenue of $1.96 billion¹, approximately flat, and adjusted net revenue of $2.36 billion, an increase of 5% constant currency ex-dispositions
• Reaffirms full year 2025 constant currency adjusted net revenue growth outlook of 5% to 6%, excluding dispositions, and now expects adjusted earnings per share growth at the high end of 10% to 11% range
• Receives Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) clearances for acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of Issuer Solutions; transaction remains on track to close in the first half of 2026
• Increases expected annual run-rate operating income benefit from operational transformation for the Merchant business to $650 million
• Entering into $500 million accelerated share repurchase plan in connection with Payroll divestiture

^{¹ GAAP revenue excludes discontinued operations related to the disposition of the Issuer Solutions business; non-GAAP results reflect total company performance.}

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#globalpayments–Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

“We are pleased to have again delivered results in the second quarter modestly ahead of our expectations, while continuing to drive significant positive change in our organization through our transformation program,” said Cameron Bready, chief executive officer. “This performance highlights not only the resilience of our business model, but also our team’s ability to execute at scale and advance a substantial number of key initiatives while delivering on our business outcomes.”

Bready continued, “The successful launch of Genius this quarter was a critical milestone in our transformation program, and we are delighted with the early momentum we are building. We also completed the rollout of our revamped sales incentive plan across all of our U.S. sales teams as we continue to implement our salesforce of the future initiative. We remain on track to execute much of our transformation agenda during 2025, and have accelerated a number of initiatives to better position us for the integration of Worldpay at close in the first half of 2026.

“To that end, we are making solid progress on the acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business to accelerate our transformation and unlock value for shareholders. We have initiated all of the required regulatory approval processes for the transactions, and notably cleared antitrust review in the U.S. upon the expiry of the HSR waiting period in July. Further, we have launched integration planning activities, with an emphasis on accelerating growth, enhancing our competitiveness and realizing targeted synergies, all while unifying as one company under a single brand and combining the best talent from both organizations to build the industry’s strongest team. We are preparing for a seamless close and our work has further increased our conviction in revenue and expense synergy opportunities we outlined in April.”

Bready concluded, “We are more confident than ever the combined business with Worldpay will meaningfully enhance our financial profile, deliver sustainable performance, and unlock value for our shareholders.”

Second Quarter 2025 Summary

• GAAP revenues were $1.96 billion¹, diluted EPS were $0.99, and operating margin was 21.8%.

• Adjusted net revenues increased 2% (5% constant currency excluding dispositions) to $2.36 billion.

• Adjusted EPS increased 11% (11% constant currency) to $3.10.

• Adjusted operating margin expanded 130 basis points to 44.6%.

2025 Outlook

“We are pleased with our financial and operational performance in the second quarter, which was slightly better than our expectations and positions us well for the balance of the year,” said Josh Whipple, chief financial officer.

Whipple continued, “The company continues to expect constant currency adjusted net revenue growth in the range of 5% to 6%, excluding dispositions, for the full year. We now expect annual adjusted operating margin expansion to be slightly more than 50 basis points, excluding dispositions, and for our constant currency adjusted earnings per share growth to be at the high end of the 10% to 11% range in 2025.”

Whipple concluded, “Our outlook reflects the business’ solid forward momentum as we execute on our strategy and transformation agenda and a macro backdrop consistent with the current environment. We remain on track to close the Worldpay acquisition and the sale of our Issuer Solutions business to FIS in the first half of 2026, which will enable the business to accelerate profitability and significantly enhance our long-term capital allocation commitments.”

Financial Reporting Considerations for Pending Issuer Solutions Transaction

Effective this quarter, the company began accounting for the Issuer Solutions business as discontinued operations as a result of the announced divestiture to Fidelity National Information Services. Until closing, Issuer Solutions will continue to operate as a business of Global Payments; accordingly, our non-GAAP financial measures reflect total company performance.

Capital Allocation

Global Payments’ Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.25 per share payable on September 26, 2025 to shareholders of record as of September 12, 2025. The company plans to enter into a $500 million accelerated share repurchase plan.

Conference Call

Global Payments’ management will host a live audio webcast today, August 6, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss financial results and business highlights. The audio webcast, along with supplemental financial information, can be accessed via the investor relations page of the company’s website at investors.globalpayments.com. A replay of the audio webcast will be archived on the company’s website following the live event.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Global Payments supplements revenues, operating income, operating margin and net income and earnings per share determined in accordance with GAAP by providing these measures with certain adjustments (such measures being non-GAAP financial measures) in this earnings release to assist with evaluating our performance. In addition to GAAP measures, management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to focus on the factors the company believes are pertinent to the daily management of our operations. The constant currency growth measures adjust for the impact of exchange rates and are calculated using average exchange rates during the comparable period in the prior year.

Reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is included in the schedules to this release, except for forward-looking measures where a reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the items that are excluded from the non-GAAP outlook measures. The company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.

About Global Payments

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) helps businesses around the world enable commerce and provide exceptional experiences to their customers. Our payment technology and software solutions enable merchants, issuers and developers to deliver seamless customer experiences, run smarter operations and adapt quickly to change. Because if it has anything to do with commerce, we are already on it.

With 27,000 team members across 38 countries, we have the scale and expertise to help businesses grow with confidence. Headquartered in Georgia, Global Payments is a Fortune 500® company and a member of the S&P 500.

Learn more at company.globalpayments.com and follow us on X, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Forward-Looking Statements

Investors are cautioned that some of the statements we use in this release contain forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the “safe-harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and geographies in which we operate, and beliefs of and assumptions made by our management, involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could significantly affect the financial condition, results of operations, business plans and the future performance of Global Payments. Actual events or results might differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that our plans and expectations will be achieved. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are 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 margin, income tax rates and earnings per share; other operating metrics such as shares outstanding and capital expenditures; liquidity and 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 strategic rationale and anticipated benefits of 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 our 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 and 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 the company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Statements can generally be identified as forward-looking because they include words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plan,” “forecast,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or words of similar meaning. Although we believe that the plans and expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our plans and expectations will be attained, and therefore actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.

In addition to factors previously disclosed in Global Payments’ reports filed with the SEC and those identified elsewhere in this communication, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the right of one or more of the parties to terminate the transaction agreements for the divestiture of the Company’s Issuer Solutions business and the acquisition of Worldpay (collectively, the “Transaction”); the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Worldpay, Global Payments, or its directors; the ability to obtain regulatory approvals and meet other closing conditions for the Transaction on a timely basis or at all, including the risk that regulatory approvals required for the Transaction are not obtained on a timely basis or at all, or are obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated or that could adversely affect Global Payments following the Transaction or the expected benefits of the Transaction; risks related to the financing in connection with the Transaction; difficulties and delays in integrating the Worldpay business into that of Global Payments, including with respect to implementing controls to prevent a material security breach of any internal systems or to successfully manage credit and fraud risks in business units; failing to fully realize anticipated cost savings and other anticipated benefits of the Transaction when expected or at all, business disruptions from the proposed transaction that will harm Global Payments’ or Worldpay’s businesses, including current plans and operations; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the Transaction, including as it relates to Global Payments’ or Worldpay’s ability to successfully renew existing client contracts on favorable terms or at all and obtain new clients; failing to comply with the applicable requirements of Visa, Mastercard or other payment networks or card schemes or changes in those requirements; the ability of Global Payments or Worldpay to retain and hire key personnel; the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations; uncertainty as to the long-term value of the common stock of Global Payments following the Transaction, including the dilution caused by Global Payments’ issuance of additional shares of its common stock in connection with the Transaction; the continued availability of capital and financing; the effects of global economic, political, market, health and social events or other conditions; the imposition of tariffs and other trade policies and the resulting impacts on market volatility and global trade; macroeconomic pressures and general uncertainty regarding the overall future economic environment; foreign currency exchange, inflation and rising interest rate risks; the effects of a security breach or operational failure on our business; the ability to maintain Visa and Mastercard registration and financial institution sponsorship; difficulties, increased competition in the markets in which we operate and our ability to increase our market share in existing markets and expand into new markets; our ability to safeguard our data; risks associated with our indebtedness; the potential effect of climate change including natural disasters; the effects of new or changes in current laws, regulations, credit card association rules or other industry standards on us or our partners and customers, including privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations; and other events beyond our control, and other factors included in the “Risk Factors” section in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents that we file with the SEC, which are available at https://www.sec.gov.

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.

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