GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN) closed fiscal year 2025 with 237 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 0.89 USD per share.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN) closed fiscal year 2025 with 237 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 0.89 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 12.0 M shares on a net basis. Since 2016 the share count has grown by 55.5 %. The dividend per share was 0.89 USD, essentially flat year on year. Total dividends paid came to 239 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 10 fiscal years, from 2016 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 152M | 159M | 158M | 300M | 298M | 285M | 263M | 260M | 249M | 237M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 6.99M | 0.00M | 142M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 4.39 % | 0.00 % | 47.39 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | 0.00M | -1.22M | 0.00M | -1.89M | -13.6M | -21.7M | -2.70M | -11.7M | -12.0M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | 0.00 % | -0.77 % | 0.00 % | -0.63 % | -4.77 % | -8.24 % | -1.04 % | -4.69 % | -5.08 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | 6.99M | -1.22M | 142M | -1.89M | -13.6M | -21.7M | -2.70M | -11.7M | -12.0M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | 4.39 % | -0.77 % | 47.39 % | -0.63 % | -4.77 % | -8.24 % | -1.04 % | -4.69 % | -5.08 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | 1.44 % | 1.40 % | 14.75 % | 39.90 % | 26.90 % | 245.71 % | 26.41 % | 16.10 % | 17.04 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | — | 6.73M | 6.33M | 63.5M | 233M | 260M | 274M | 260M | 253M | 239M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 0.06 % | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 0.11 % | 0.33 % | 0.59 % | 0.93 % | 0.70 % | 0.80 % | 1.11 % |
Figures in USD
