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Global Payments cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Global Payments's operations generated $2.66bn of cash; it spent $618m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $2.04bn. It returned $239m in dividends and $1.19bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009May 20092010May 20102011May 20112012May 20122013May 20132014May 20142015May 20152016May 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations383466710−1732411944305935121,1061,3912,3142,7812,2442,5503,0582,6571,658
Depreciation and amortisation—6982991121221381884515238781,6141,6911,6621,1421,2171,2292,393
Stock-based pay1518161618302131395890149181163209164154138
Capital spending41569911099819392182213308436493616658675618835
Free cash flow342410611−2831421133375013308931,0831,8782,2881,6281,8922,3832,039823
Free cash flow after stock pay327392595−300124833164702918359941,7292,1071,4651,6832,2181,885684
Dividends paid666666550023233260274260253239252
Share buybacks—9815—————352083116312,5342,9214181,5521,1911,600

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Global Payments's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Global Payments.