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 June 30, 2026
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)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770 ) 829-8000
| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act | ||||||||
| Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of exchange on which registered | ||||||
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 July 31, 2026, was 264,618,390 .
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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
FORM 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026
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 | |||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
| Cost of service | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill | |||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | ( | ||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||
| Interest and other income | |||||||||||
| Interest and other expense | ( | ( | |||||||||
| ( | ( | ||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in income of equity method investments | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | ( | ||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before equity in income of equity method investments | |||||||||||
| Equity in income of equity method investments, net of tax | |||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | |||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to Global Payments | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Basic earnings per share attributable to Global Payments: | |||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total basic earnings per share attributable to Global Payments | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to Global Payments: | |||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total diluted earnings per share attributable to Global Payments | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
| Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
| Cost of service | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill | |||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | ( | ||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||
| Interest and other income | |||||||||||
| Interest and other expense | ( | ( | |||||||||
| ( | ( | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in income of equity method investments | ( | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | ( | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in income of equity method investments | ( | ||||||||||
| Equity in income of equity method investments, net of tax | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | ( | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | ( | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Global Payments | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Global Payments: | |||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ||||||||||
| Total basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Global Payments | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Global Payments: | |||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ||||||||||
| Total diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Global Payments | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense related to foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ||||||||||
| Net unrealized gains (losses) on hedging activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Reclassification of net unrealized losses on hedging activities to interest expense | |||||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) related to hedging activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Other, net of tax | ( | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Global Payments | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense related to foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net unrealized gains (losses) on hedging activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Reclassification of net unrealized losses on hedging activities to interest expense | |||||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) related to hedging activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Other, net of tax | ( | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) 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)
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Settlement processing assets | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets of discontinued operations | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Notes receivable | |||||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | |||||||||||
| Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Income taxes payable | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities of discontinued operations | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | |||||||||||
| Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations | |||||||||||
| 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)
| Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) 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 | |||||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill | |||||||||||
| 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 | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Income taxes payable | ( | ||||||||||
| 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 | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Principal payment received on notes receivable | |||||||||||
| Net cash from sales of businesses | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (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 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 | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) 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)
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared ($ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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)
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued under share-based compensation plans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock repurchased - share-based compensation plans | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with a business combination | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared ($ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. 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.
On January 9, 2026, we acquired 100 % of Worldpay Holdco, LLC (“Worldpay”) from Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (“FIS”) and affiliates of GTCR LLC (“GTCR”) and divested our Issuer Solutions business to FIS. Worldpay is an industry-leading payments technology and solutions company. Together, the Worldpay and Issuer Solutions transactions simplify our business model and position Global Payments as a leading pure play commerce solutions provider for merchants of all sizes with extensive global scale. See “Note 2—Acquisition” for further discussion on the acquisition of Worldpay and “Note 3—Business Dispositions and Discontinued Operations” for further discussion on the divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business.
As part of our Worldpay integration, in the second quarter of 2026, we realigned into three
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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 was derived from the audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, 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, 2025.
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.
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Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2025-09 - In November 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2025-09, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) Hedge Accounting Improvements," which provides improvements to the guidance for five specific matters: (i) similar risk assessment for cash flow hedges, (ii) hedging interest payments on choose-your-rate debt, (iii) cash flow hedges of nonfinancial forecasted transactions, (iv) net written options as hedging instruments and (v) foreign currency denominated debt instrument designated hedges. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied prospectively for all hedging relationships. We are evaluating the potential effects of ASU 2025-09 on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2025-06 - In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, "Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software," which provides targeted improvements to the accounting for internal-use software costs by replacing the existing project-stage model with a principles-based approach to determine when the capitalization of costs should begin. This update requires an entity to start capitalizing software costs when: (i) the Company authorizes and commits to funding the software project and (ii) it is probable the software project will be completed. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied either retrospectively, prospectively to software costs incurred after the adoption date or on a modified prospective basis. We are evaluating the potential effects of ASU 2025-06 on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2024-03 - In November 2024, the 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, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. 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.
NOTE 2—ACQUISITION
Worldpay
On January 9, 2026, we acquired 100 % of Worldpay from FIS and affiliates of GTCR (the "Worldpay Acquisition") and divested our Issuer Solutions business to FIS (such divestiture, together with the Worldpay Acquisition, the "Transaction"). The Worldpay Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 805, Business Combinations, which generally requires that we recognize the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of the acquisition date.
Consideration paid to GTCR for its ownership interest in Worldpay consisted of (1) approximately $6.0 billion in cash and (2) 42.8 million shares of Global Payments common stock. Consideration received for the divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business consisted of (1) approximately $7.5 billion in cash and (2) FIS’ ownership interest in Worldpay. The Worldpay Acquisition and divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business occurred simultaneously.
We funded portions of the Transaction with indebtedness which is further described in “Note 6—Long-term Debt and Lines of Credit.”
Both transactions are subject to customary working capital and other adjustments. We are providing certain transition services to support our Issuer Solutions business as it is integrated with FIS. We are also receiving certain transition services from FIS in support of our integration of Worldpay.
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The fair value of total purchase consideration was determined as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data):
| Consideration transferred to GTCR: | ||||||||
Number of shares of Global Payments issued in the acquisition (1) | ||||||||
Price per share of Global Payments common stock as of January 8, 2026 (2) | $ | |||||||
| Fair value of common stock issued | ||||||||
Cash paid to GTCR (3) | ||||||||
| Consideration transferred to FIS: | ||||||||
Fair value of the Issuer Solutions business transferred to FIS (4) | ||||||||
Cash received from FIS, including reimbursement of cash in business transferred (5) | ( | |||||||
| Total purchase consideration | $ | |||||||
(1) Number of shares issued is net of 488,253 shares, with post-combination employee service requirements and includes 729,600 shares related to Worldpay equity awards that vested automatically at closing and were converted into Global Payments common stock.
(2) Represents the closing share price of Global Payments common stock as of January 8, 2026, the last trading day prior to the Transaction closing.
(3) Amount includes $153.6 million for Worldpay equity awards held by employees that vested automatically at the acquisition date and settled in cash.
(4) The fair value of our Issuer Solutions business transferred to FIS is based on a third-party valuation using the average of the income and market approaches.
(5) Final closing cash amounts are preliminary and subject to working capital and other adjustments.
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The provisional estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of June 30, 2026, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, were as follows:
| Provisional Amounts at Acquisition Date | Measurement-Period Adjustments | Provisional Amounts at June 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement processing assets | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (1) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other intangible assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Property and equipment | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred tax asset | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Settlement processing obligations | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
Debt (2) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred tax liability | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total identifiable net assets | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preliminary total purchase consideration | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
(1) Includes $860.4 million of restricted cash held in escrow by a third party used to fund a portion of the assumed debt extinguished at the acquisition date.
As of June 30, 2026, we considered these amounts to be provisional because we were still in the process of reviewing information to support the valuations of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and related tax positions. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, we made measurement-period adjustments, as shown in the table above, that increased the amount of provisional goodwill by $29.5 million. The effects of the measurement-period adjustments on our consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 were not material.
As of June 30, 2026, provisional goodwill arising from the Worldpay Acquisition of $10.0 billion was included in our reportable segments as follows: $8.8 billion in the Enterprise segment, $0.6 billion in the Platforms segment and $0.6 billion in the SMB segment. Goodwill was attributable to expected growth opportunities, an assembled workforce and potential synergies from combining the acquired business into our existing business. We expect that $4.0 billion of the goodwill from the Worldpay Acquisition will be deductible for income tax purposes.
The following table reflects the provisional estimated fair values of the identified intangible assets of Worldpay and the respective weighted-average estimated amortization periods:
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| Estimated Fair Value | Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Period | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | (years) | ||||||||||
| Customer-related intangible assets | $ | ||||||||||
| Acquired technologies | |||||||||||
| Contract-based intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Trademarks and trade names | |||||||||||
| Total identifiable intangible assets | $ | ||||||||||
The estimated fair values of customer-related intangible assets and contract-based intangible assets were generally determined using the income approach, which was based on projected cash flows discounted to their present value using discount rates that consider the timing and risk of the forecasted cash flows. The discount rates used represented the average estimated value of a market participant’s cost of capital and debt, derived using customary market metrics. Acquired technologies, trademarks and trade names were valued using the "relief-from-royalty" approach. This method assumes that the assets have value to the extent that their owner is relieved of the obligation to pay royalties for the benefits received from them. This method required us to estimate the future revenues for the related brands, the appropriate royalty rate and the weighted-average cost of capital.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the acquired operations of Worldpay contributed $1.4 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively, to our consolidated revenues and had an operating loss of approximately $28.2 million and $166.9 million, respectively. Acquisition-related costs directly related to the Worldpay acquisition were zero and $77.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and were included within selling, general and administrative expenses.
Pro Forma Financial Information (unaudited)
The following unaudited pro forma information shows the results of our operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 as if the Transaction had occurred on January 1, 2025. The unaudited pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred if the Transaction had occurred as of that date. The unaudited pro forma information is also not intended to be a projection of future results due to the integration of Worldpay. The unaudited pro forma information reflects the effects of applying our accounting policies and certain pro forma adjustments to the combined historical financial information of Global Payments and Worldpay. The pro forma adjustments include:
•incremental amortization expense associated with identified intangible assets;
•adjustment to interest expense to reflect the removal of Worldpay debt and the additional borrowings of Global Payments in conjunction with the Transaction; and
•the income tax effects of the pro forma adjustments.
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In addition, the pro forma net income attributable to continuing operations of Global Payments includes recognition of transaction costs related to the Transaction as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. Accordingly, pro forma net income attributable to Global Payments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 includes zero and approximately $77.5 million, respectively, of transaction costs related to the Worldpay Acquisition.
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to continuing operations of Global Payments | |||||||||||
| Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to continuing operations of Global Payments | |||||||||||
NOTE 3—BUSINESS DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Discontinued Operations
We completed the sale of our Issuer Solutions business on January 9, 2026 simultaneously with the Worldpay Acquisition. We analyzed quantitative and qualitative factors relevant to the Issuer Solutions disposal group and determined that the accounting criteria to be classified as held for sale and a discontinued operation were met. Accordingly, the operating results of our Issuer Solutions business have been reflected as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of the Issuer Solutions disposal group are presented separately on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025. Our consolidated statements of cash flows include cash flows from discontinued operations for all periods presented. Unless otherwise indicated, all disclosures in the notes to the consolidated financial statements reflect only our continuing operations.
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The following table presents the major classes of line items constituting income from discontinued operations, net of tax, in our consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of service | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and other income (expense), net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes and equity in income of equity method investments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations before equity in income of equity method investments | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income of equity method investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized tax expense in discontinued operations of $1.7 billion, primarily related to the derecognition of goodwill in the sale of our Issuer Solutions business which was not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes, along with other taxable differences recognized upon sale.
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The following table presents the carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations as of December 31, 2025:
| December 31, 2025 | |||||
| (in thousands) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||
| Current assets of discontinued operations | |||||
| Goodwill | |||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||
| Other noncurrent assets | |||||
| Valuation allowance to adjust assets to estimated fair value, less costs to sell | ( | ||||
| Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |||||
| Current liabilities of discontinued operations | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | |||||
| Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations | |||||
Cash flows related to discontinued operations are included in our consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The following table presents selected items affecting the statements of cash flows:
| Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangibles | |||||||||||
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NOTE 4—REVENUES
We operate our business in three
The following table presents a disaggregation of our revenues from contracts with customers within each of our reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Card-present | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Card-not-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise segment revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded payments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Integrated partners | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms segment revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rest of world | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMB segment revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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 and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, substantially all of our revenues were recognized over time.
Supplemental balance sheet information related to contracts with customers as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was as follows:
| Balance Sheet Location | June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| (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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net contract assets were not material at June 30, 2026 or December 31, 2025. Revenue recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 from contract liability balances at the beginning of each period was $80.0 million and $74.7 million, respectively. Revenue recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 from contract liability balances at the beginning of each period was $135.5 million and $145.8 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 as of June 30, 2026. 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, | |||||
| Remainder of 2026 | $ | ||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| 2030 | |||||
| 2031 | |||||
| 2032 and thereafter | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Other intangible assets: | |||||||||||
| Customer-related intangible assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Acquired technologies | |||||||||||
| Contract-based intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Trademarks and trade names | |||||||||||
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| Customer-related intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Acquired technologies | |||||||||||
| Contract-based intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Trademarks and trade names | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
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The following table sets forth the changes by reportable segment in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2026:
| Enterprise | Platforms | SMB | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill acquired | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of foreign currency translation | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Measurement-period adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
After the reorganization of our reporting units, we performed a quantitative assessment of impairment for each of our new reporting units, and determined on the basis of those assessments that the fair value of each reporting unit is equal to or greater than its respective carrying amount. We believe that the fair values of our Platforms and SMB reporting units are substantially in excess of their respective carrying amounts. We believe the carrying amount of our Enterprise reporting unit approximates fair value due to the recent acquisition of Worldpay, which comprises the majority of Enterprise.
Accumulated impairment losses for goodwill were $33.2
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NOTE 6—LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, long-term debt consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Revolving credit facility | |||||||||||
| Term loan facility | |||||||||||
| Commercial paper notes | |||||||||||
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| 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 June 30, 2026, the unamortized discount on senior notes and convertible notes was $69.1 million, and unamortized debt issuance costs on senior notes and convertible notes were $85.0 million. At December 31, 2025, the unamortized discount on senior notes and convertible notes was $71.6 million, and unamortized debt issuance costs on senior notes and convertible notes were $91.5 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 June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, unamortized debt issuance costs on the unsecured revolving credit facility were $18.3 million and $20.7 million, respectively.
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At June 30, 2026, future maturities of long-term debt (excluding finance lease liabilities) were as follows by year (in thousands):
| Year Ending December 31, | |||||
| Remainder of 2026 | $ | ||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| 2030 | |||||
| 2031 | |||||
| 2032 and thereafter | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
Senior Notes
On March 5, 2026, we issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes consisting of the following: (i) $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.550 % senior notes due March 2028 and (ii) $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.400 % senior notes due March 2033. We incurred debt issuance costs of $7.7 million, including underwriting fees, professional services fees and registration fees, which were capitalized and reflected as a reduction of the related carrying amount of the notes in our consolidated balance sheet. Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing September 15, 2026. The notes are unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and rank equally in right of payment with all of our other outstanding unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. We used the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
On November 14, 2025, we issued $6.2 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes consisting of the following: (i) $1.75 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.500 % senior notes due November 2028; (ii) $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.875 % senior notes due November 2030; (iii) $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.200 % senior notes due November 2032; and (iv) $1.75 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.550 % senior notes due November 2035. Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year, and commenced on May 15, 2026. The debt issuance was completed in connection with the Worldpay Acquisition.
Convertible Notes
We have $2.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.500 % convertible unsecured senior notes due March 2031 that 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.
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We also have $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.000 % convertible unsecured senior notes due August 2029 that were issued in 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.
Term Loan Facility
On April 21, 2026, we entered into a term loan agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions as lenders and agents. The term loan agreement provides for a senior unsecured $1.0 billion term loan facility due April 21, 2028 bearing interest at a one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 1.05 %. Borrowings under the term loan facility may be repaid prior to maturity without premium or penalty, subject to payment of certain customary expenses of lenders and customary notice provisions.
As of June 30, 2026, there were borrowings of $1.0 billion outstanding under the term loan facility with an interest rate of 4.7 %, and no available commitments under the term loan facility.
Revolving Credit Facility
On May 15, 2025, we entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions as lenders and agents. The credit agreement provides for an unsubordinated unsecured $7.25 billion revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), of which (a) $5.75 billion was made available on May 15, 2025 and (b) an additional $1.5 billion was made available upon the closing of the Worldpay Acquisition. Commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility may be increased to an aggregate amount not to exceed $7.5 billion. The Revolving Credit Facility matures in May 2030 and provides for up to two one-year maturity extensions. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be repaid prior to maturity without premium or penalty, subject to payment of certain customary expenses of lenders and customary notice provisions.
The Revolving Credit Facility replaced our previous unsubordinated unsecured $5.75 billion revolving credit facility (the "Prior Credit Facility"), dated as of August 19, 2022, as amended, which was scheduled to mature in August 2027. In May 2025, all borrowings outstanding under the Prior Credit Facility were either repaid or continued under the Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to the terms of the new credit agreement. The Prior Credit Facility was terminated in connection with the execution of the Revolving Credit Facility.
We may issue standby letters of credit of up to $500 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 June 30, 2026, there were borrowings of $1.6 billion outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility with an interest rate of 5.0 %, and the total available commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility were $5.0 billion.
Committed Bridge Financing
On April 17, 2025, in connection with our entry into the definitive agreement to acquire Worldpay, we obtained $7.7 billion in committed bridge financing, which was subsequently reduced to $6.2 billion on May 15, 2025 in connection with the entry into the Revolving Credit Facility. We terminated our bridge facility on November 14, 2025.
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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. The commercial paper program is backstopped by the Revolving Credit Facility, in that the amount of commercial paper notes outstanding cannot exceed the undrawn portion of the 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 June 30, 2026, we had borrowings under our commercial paper program of $674.8 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 4.3 %.
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt
As of June 30, 2026, our senior notes had a total carrying amount of $15.5 billion and an estimated fair value of $14.9 billion.
As of June 30, 2026, our 1.500 % convertible notes due March 1, 2031 had a total carrying amount of $2.0 billion and an estimated fair value of $1.8 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 June 30, 2026, our 1.000 % convertible notes due August 15, 2029 had a total carrying amount of $1.5 billion and an estimated fair value of $1.4 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 June 30, 2026.
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 June 30, 2026, the required leverage ratio was 4.50 to 1.00. We were in compliance with all applicable covenants as of June 30, 2026.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $261.1 million and $151.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Interest expense was $500.3 million and $296.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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NOTE 7—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.
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 gain (loss) on the net investment hedge of $11.1 million and $(81.3 ) million within foreign currency translation adjustments in other comprehensive income (loss) in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $(56.8 ) million and $(90.7 ) million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 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:
| Fair Values | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative Financial Instruments | Balance Sheet Location | Weighted-Average Fixed Rate of Interest at June 30, 2026 | Range of Maturity Dates at June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps (Notional of $ | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | April 17, 2027 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps (Notional of $ | Other noncurrent liabilities | August 17, 2027 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The table below presents the effects of our interest rate swaps in our consolidated statements of income and statements of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net unrealized gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized losses reclassified out of other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense | ( | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
As of June 30, 2026, the amount of net unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to our interest rate swaps expected to be reclassified into interest expense during the next 12 months was $8.9 million.
Treasury Locks
In the second quarter of 2025, we entered into $1.5 billion of notional treasury lock derivative instruments to hedge interest rate risk in anticipation of our future issuance of fixed rate notes at an average fixed rate of 4.53 %. Each of these treasury locks was designated as a cash flow hedge of a forecasted transaction, and unrealized gains or losses resulting from adjusting the treasury locks to fair value were recognized as a component of other comprehensive income (loss).
Upon issuance of our senior unsecured notes in November 2025, we terminated the treasury locks and the related accumulated other comprehensive loss will be amortized to interest expense over future periods. We recognized a deferred settlement liability upon termination of the treasury locks, payable in three equal installments over a 3-year period ending September 2028. The settlement liability was $54.3 million and $53.1 million at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
The table below presents the effects of our treasury locks on our consolidated statements of comprehensive income:
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| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net unrealized losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized losses reclassified out of other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
As of June 30, 2026, the amount of net unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to our treasury locks expected to be reclassified into interest expense during the next 12 months was $4.9 million.
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NOTE 8—INCOME TAX
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized an income tax benefit of $4.9 million and $16.8 million, respectively, resulting in an effective income tax rate of (4.7 )% and 13.9 %, respectively. The effective income tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory rate primarily as a result of tax credits, foreign branch operations, and taxes on foreign earnings, partially offset by the impact of Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, our effective income tax rate of 14.8 % and 15.7 %, respectively, differed from the U.S. statutory rate primarily as a result of deferred tax expense associated with legal entity restructuring in connection with the sale of our Issuer Solutions business, net of tax benefits from tax credits and foreign interest income not subject to tax.
NOTE 9—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 its shares at fair market value upon the occurrence of a specific change in control event. As of June 30, 2026, 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 of our subsidiary in Greece is redeemable at a price other than fair value and is considered probable of becoming redeemable. In determining the measurement method of redemption price, we have elected to recognize 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. Redemption price increases (decreases) recognized in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated statements of income were $0.2 million and $(9.3 ) million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Redemption price increases (decreases) recognized in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated statements of income were $15.7 million and $(10.6 ) million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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NOTE 10—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 June 30, 2026 and 2025, we repurchased and retired 7,958,297 and 3,043,484 shares of our common stock, respectively, at a cost, including commissions and applicable excise taxes, of $555.5 million and $231.4 million, or $69.80 and $76.02 per share, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we repurchased and retired 15,220,854 and 7,261,834 shares of our common stock, respectively, at a cost, including commissions and applicable excise taxes, of $1,111.3 million and $680.4 million, or $73.01 and $93.70 per share, respectively. The share repurchase activity for the three months ended June 30, 2026 included the repurchase of 7,215,492 shares at an average price of $69.30 per share under an ASR agreement we entered into on May 6, 2026 with a financial institution to repurchase an aggregate of $500.0 million of our common stock during the ASR program purchase period. This ASR program was completed on June 8, 2026. The share repurchase activity for the six months ended June 30, 2026 also included the repurchase of 7,262,557 shares at an average price of $75.73 per share under an ASR agreement we entered into on February 18, 2026 with a financial institution to repurchase an aggregate of $550.0 million of our common stock during the ASR program purchase period. This ASR program was completed on March 17, 2026. The share repurchase activity for the six months ended June 30, 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. As of June 30, 2026, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $1,400.0 million.
NOTE 11—SHARE-BASED AWARDS AND STOCK OPTIONS
The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense (benefit) and the related income tax benefit recognized for our share-based awards and stock options:
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Share-based compensation expense from continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense from discontinued operations | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total income tax benefit | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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The following discussion of our share-based compensation awards includes awards related to continuing and discontinued operations.
Share-Based Awards
The following table summarizes the changes in unvested restricted stock and performance awards for the six months ended June 30, 2026:
| Shares | Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Unvested at December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Vested | ( | ||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||
| Unvested at June 30, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
The total fair value of restricted stock and performance awards vested during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was $139.4 million and $136.1 million, respectively.
For restricted stock and performance awards, we recognized compensation expense of $33.2 million and $36.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $52.1 million and $72.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, there was $152.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock and performance awards that we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.
Stock Options
The following table summarizes stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2026:
| Options | Weighted-Average Exercise Price | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | (years) | (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Options vested and exercisable at June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
We recognized compensation expense for stock options of $1.7 million and $1.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $3.5 million and $4.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was $0.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, we had $5.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options that we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.2 years.
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There were no stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2026. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $43.20 . 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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| June 30, 2025 | |||||
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| Expected term in years | |||||
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.
NOTE 12—EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings (loss) per share ("EPS") was computed by dividing net income (loss) 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 (loss) attributable to Global Payments for all periods presented.
Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) 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 three months ended June 30, 2026 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 are assumed to have a dilutive effect on EPS. Due to a net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2026, no incremental shares are included in the computation of diluted loss per share because the effect would be antidilutive. The dilutive share base for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 excluded approximately 0.7 0.9
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 and six months ended June 30, 2026, the convertible notes were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share 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.
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The following table sets forth the computations of basic and diluted EPS for continuing and discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:
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| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Global Payments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Global Payments | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Global Payments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Basic weighted-average number of shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plus: Dilutive effect of stock options and other share-based awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Global Payments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Global Payments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Global Payments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Global Payments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
NOTE 13—SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW 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 June 30, 2026, approximately 75 % of our 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 and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
Restricted cash includes amounts that cannot be withdrawn or used for general operating activities under legal or regulatory restrictions. Restricted cash consists of amounts deposited by customers for prepaid card transactions, funds held as a liquidity reserve that are subject to local regulatory restrictions requiring appropriate segregation and restriction in their use, and amounts held in escrow on our behalf by a third party. Restricted cash is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets.
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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:
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations | $ | $ | |||||||||
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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 % paid-in-kind ("PIK") due at maturity.
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. As of December 31, 2025, this note bears PIK interest at a fixed annual rate of 13.0 %.
We recognized interest income of $26.0 million and $24.2 million on the notes during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $51.2 million and $47.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, as a component of interest and other income in our consolidated statements of income.
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there was an aggregate principal amount of $876.7 million and $852.0 million, respectively, outstanding on the notes, including PIK interest, and the notes are presented net of the allowance for credit losses of $15.2 842.3 million and $849.8 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 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.
Visa Preferred Shares
Through the Worldpay Acquisition, we obtained additional Series B convertible preferred shares of Visa related to the disposal of its ownership interest in Visa Europe to Visa Inc. in 2016 ("Visa Disposal"). The preferred shares were recognized at the acquisition date of Worldpay at a fair value of zero based on transfer restrictions, Visa's ability to adjust the conversion rate and the estimation uncertainty associated with those factors. Also, in connection with the Visa Disposal, Worldpay agreed to pay former Worldpay owners in 2027 90 % of the net-of-tax proceeds from the disposal. The obligation to pay the contingent value rights ("CVR") to the former Worldpay owners for shares previously sold is presented in other noncurrent liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet.
The carrying amount of the CVR liability was $358.6 million at June 30, 2026. We remeasure the carrying amount of the CVR liability each reporting period to accrete to the amount due in 2027. The net change in carrying amount was an increase of $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and an increase of $6.9 million from the acquisition date of Worldpay through June 30, 2026, and is included in interest and other expense in our consolidated statements of income. The carrying amount of the CVR liability is determined utilizing a discount rate based on the Company's borrowing rate.
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Noncash Investing Activity
For certain business combinations and other acquisitions completed during the six months ended June 30, 2026, consideration of $15.0 million is payable in the remainder of 2026 and $69.8 million is payable in 2027.
NOTE 14—ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The changes in the accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses) | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities | Other | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2026 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, which relates only to foreign currency translation, was $(7.5 ) million and $67.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
| Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses) | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities | Other | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2026 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, which relates only to foreign currency translation, was $(30.8 ) million and $111.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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NOTE 15—SEGMENT INFORMATION
As part of our Worldpay integration, in the second quarter of 2026, we realigned into three
Through our Enterprise segment, we provide payment and related commerce solutions to large enterprises and multinational clients. Our offerings include card-present and card-not-present payment acceptance, solutions that help businesses accept payments across channels, emerging AI-driven commerce platforms, and other value-added software and service offerings designed to support complex payment environments.
Through our Platforms segment, we provide payment and embedded commerce solutions through software partners, integrated software vendors, PayFacs, marketplaces and other technology-enabled platforms across numerous vertical markets. Our offerings include embedded payment acceptance, payment facilitation services, platform enablement technologies and other value-added commerce solutions.
Through our SMB segment, we provide payment, software and related commerce solutions to SMBs. Our offerings include point-of-sale technologies, business management software and other value-added commerce solutions designed to help our SMB clients operate and grow their businesses.
Our Chief Executive Officer is the CODM. We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on segment operating income. Segment operating income includes externally generated revenues attributable to the segment less expenses directly related to those revenues. Centrally-managed corporate costs, technology and operations costs, share-based compensation expense, corporate bonus costs, impairment of goodwill, gains or losses on business dispositions and other reconciling items 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 reportable segments. 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 CODM does not evaluate the performance of or allocate resources to the reportable segments using asset data. The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and our summary of significant accounting policies in "Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."
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Operating results for each reportable segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:
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| Reconciliation of segment operating income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Consolidated revenues as reported in our consolidated statements of income for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 of $3,320.8 million and $1,969.3 million, respectively, is comprised of segment revenues of $3,140.0 million and $1,770.2 million, respectively, and other revenues of $180.8 million and $199.1 million, respectively. Consolidated revenues as reported in our consolidated statements of income for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 of $6,290.5 million and $3,789.6 million, respectively, is comprised of segment revenues of $5,933.8 million and $3,393.4 million, respectively, and other revenues of $356.6 million and $396.2 million, respectively. Other revenues primarily consist of revenues related to certain portfolios and relationships that are non-core and are not aligned to our go forward strategy.
(2) Excludes depreciation and amortization as it is presented separately.
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(3) Consolidated depreciation and amortization for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 of $884.1 million and $297.2 million, respectively, is comprised of depreciation and amortization within the reportable segments of $840.7 million and $250.4 million, respectively, and depreciation and amortization not allocated to the segments of $43.4 million and $46.8 million, respectively. Consolidated depreciation and amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 of $1,748.8 million and $589.7 million, respectively, is comprised of depreciation and amortization within the reportable segments of $1,662.7 million and $496.2 million, respectively, and depreciation and amortization not allocated to the segments of $86.1 million and $93.5 million, respectively.
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, includes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets within the reportable segments of $404.2 million, $90.8 million and $262.6 million for Enterprise, Platforms and SMB, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, includes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets within the reportable segments of $29.1 million, $13.4 million and $158.2 million for Enterprise, Platforms and SMB, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, includes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets within the reportable segments of $806.2 million, $180.6 million and $518.0 million for Enterprise, Platforms and SMB, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, includes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets within the reportable segments of $58.3 million, $26.7 million and $312.9 million for Enterprise, Platforms and SMB, respectively.
(4) Comprised of centrally managed corporate functions, including human resources, finance, legal and compliance.
(5) Technology, operations and product development expenses relate to functions managed at the corporate level, which support and benefit the overall business.
(6) Operating income includes acquisition, transformation and transaction expenses of $197.8 million and $133.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which were primarily included within Corporate and other expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, operating income included acquisition, transformation, and transaction expenses of $585.1 million and $228.3 million, respectively, which were primarily included within Corporate and other expenses.
NOTE 16—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, 2025. 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 and 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 software 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.
On January 9, 2026, we acquired 100% of Worldpay Holdco, LLC ("Worldpay") from Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. ("FIS") and affiliates of GTCR LLC ("GTCR") and divested our Issuer Solutions business to FIS. Worldpay is an industry-leading payments technology and solutions company. Consideration paid to GTCR for its ownership interest in Worldpay consisted of (1) approximately $6.0 billion in cash and (2) 42.8 million shares of Global Payments common stock. Consideration received for the divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business consisted of (1) approximately $7.5 billion in cash and (2) FIS’ ownership interest in Worldpay.
As part of our Worldpay integration, in the second quarter of 2026, we realigned into three reportable segments: Enterprise, Platforms and Small and Medium-Sized Businesses ("SMB").
Through our Enterprise segment, we provide payment and related commerce solutions to large enterprises and multinational clients. Our offerings include card-present and card-not-present payment acceptance, solutions that help businesses accept payments across channels, emerging AI-driven commerce platforms, and other value-added software and service offerings designed to support complex payment environments.
Through our Platforms segment, we provide payment and embedded commerce solutions through software partners, integrated software vendors, payment facilitators, marketplaces and other technology-enabled platforms across numerous vertical markets. Our offerings include embedded payment acceptance, payment facilitation services, platform enablement technologies and other value-added commerce solutions.
Through our SMB segment, we provide payment, software and related commerce solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”). Our offerings include point-of-sale technologies, business management software and other value-added commerce solutions designed to help our SMB clients operate and grow their businesses.
Our Issuer Solutions business met the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation, and we have presented the historical operations of our former Issuer Solutions reportable segment as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
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See “Note 2—Acquisition,” “Note 3—Business Dispositions and Discontinued Operations” and “Note 15—Segment Information” in the notes to the accompanying financial statements for further information.
Highlights related to our results of continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 include the following:
•Consolidated revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased to $3,320.8 million compared to $1,969.3 million for the prior year, and for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased to $6,290.5 million compared to $3,789.6 million for the prior year, primarily due to additional revenues from the acquisition of the Worldpay business. The Worldpay acquisition also contributed to revenue growth across all three reportable segments.
•Enterprise segment operating income increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior year primarily due to incremental operating income from the Worldpay acquisition.
•Platforms segment operating income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 increased compared to the prior year primarily due to incremental operating income from the Worldpay acquisition.
•SMB segment operating income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 decreased compared to the prior year primarily due to higher amortization expense related to acquired Worldpay intangible assets.
•Consolidated operating income and operating margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 decreased compared to the prior year primarily due to an increase in amortization expense related to acquired Worldpay intangible assets and higher acquisition and integration expenses. The higher amortization expense also resulted in lower operating margins across all three reportable segments.
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 refreshed our strategy and focused our resources, efforts and investments on the areas of the business that will drive the best opportunities for growth.
The acquisition of Worldpay and sale of the Issuer Solutions business further catalyzes our transformation agenda. Accordingly, following the closing of those transactions, we have combined all transformation and integration activities into one program.
This program is expected to continue over the next few years. As we focus on executing and delivering integration, separation and transformation initiatives, we have incurred and anticipate incurring incremental expenses related to these activities through 2028. We also continue to assess 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 $650 million of annual run-rate operating income benefit by the first half of 2027 and for our Worldpay integration activities to generate $600 million of annual run-rate expense synergies by year-end 2028.
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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.
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.
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 negatively affect 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, 2025, 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 our business in three segments: Enterprise, Platforms and SMB. We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on segment operating income, which includes externally generated revenues attributable to the segment less expenses directly related to those revenues. Centrally-managed corporate costs, technology and operations costs, share-based compensation expense, corporate bonus costs, impairment of goodwill, gains or losses on business dispositions and other reconciling items are not included in determining segment operating income. For further information about our reportable segments, see “Note 15—Segment Information” in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Key Drivers of our Results of Operations
Our revenues are dependent upon the volume of payment transactions we process and other factors (referred to herein as "transaction volume"). As a majority of our services are priced as a percentage of transaction value or specified fee per unit or transaction, 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.
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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.
Continuing Operations
The following table sets forth key selected financial data for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 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 June 30, 2026 and 2025 is derived from the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | % of Revenue (1) | Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | % of Revenue (1) | Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollar amounts in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise | $ | 838,301 | 25.2 | % | $ | 149,022 | 7.6 | % | $ | 689,279 | 462.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 652,768 | 19.7 | % | 287,774 | 14.6 | % | 364,994 | 126.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMB | 1,648,952 | 49.7 | % | 1,333,423 | 67.7 | % | 315,529 | 23.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other revenues (3) | 180,770 | 5.4 | % | 199,068 | 10.1 | % | (18,298) | (9.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated revenues | $ | 3,320,791 | $ | 1,969,287 | $ | 1,351,504 | 68.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of service | 1,293,879 | 39.0 | % | 501,772 | 25.5 | % | 792,107 | 157.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,689,791 | 50.9 | % | 1,041,256 | 52.9 | % | 648,535 | 62.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill | — | — | % | 33,218 | 1.7 | % | (33,218) | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | — | — | % | (267) | — | % | 267 | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated operating expenses | $ | 2,983,670 | 89.8 | % | $ | 1,575,979 | 80.0 | % | $ | 1,407,691 | 89.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise | $ | 247,593 | $ | 84,305 | $ | 163,288 | 193.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 192,794 | 120,248 | 72,546 | 60.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMB | 628,460 | 669,187 | (40,727) | (6.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other revenues (3) | 180,770 | 199,068 | (18,298) | (9.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate and other expenses (4) | (449,966) | (396,748) | (53,218) | 13.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technology, operations and product development expenses (5) | (462,530) | (249,801) | (212,729) | 85.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill | — | (33,218) | 33,218 | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | — | 267 | (267) | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated operating income (6) | $ | 337,121 | 10.2 | % | $ | 393,308 | 20.0 | % | $ | (56,187) | (14.3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating margin (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise | 29.5 | % | 56.6 | % | (27.1) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 29.5 | % | 41.8 | % | (12.3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMB | 38.1 | % | 50.2 | % | (12.1) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 acquired businesses, including our completed Worldpay Acquisition, from the acquisition dates. See “Note 2—Acquisition” for further discussion.
(3) Other revenues primarily consist of revenues related to certain portfolios and relationships that are non-core and are not aligned to our go forward strategy.
(4) Comprised of centrally managed corporate functions, including human resources, finance, legal and compliance. These expenses are included within cost of service and selling, general and administrative expenses.
(5) Technology, operations and product development expenses relate to functions managed at the corporate level, which support and benefit the overall business. These expenses are included within cost of service and selling, general and administrative expenses.
(6) Operating income included acquisition, transformation and transaction expenses of $197.8 million and $133.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which were primarily included within Corporate and other expenses.
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The following table sets forth key selected financial data for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 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 six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 is derived from the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | % of Revenue (1) | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | % of Revenue (1) | Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollar amounts in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise | $ | 1,560,690 | 24.8 | % | $ | 284,499 | 7.5 | % | $ | 1,276,191 | 448.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1,220,854 | 19.4 | % | 561,906 | 14.8 | % | 658,948 | 117.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMB | 3,152,293 | 50.1 | % | 2,546,981 | 67.2 | % | 605,312 | 23.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other revenues (3) | 356,636 | 5.7 | % | 396,219 | 10.5 | % | (39,583) | (10.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated revenues | $ | 6,290,473 | $ | 3,789,605 | $ | 2,500,868 | 66.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of service | 2,567,493 | 40.8 | % | 996,947 | 26.3 | % | 1,570,546 | 157.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 3,401,505 | 54.1 | % | 1,998,433 | 52.7 | % | 1,403,072 | 70.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill | — | — | % | 33,218 | 0.9 | % | (33,218) | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | — | — | % | (4,260) | (0.1) | % | 4,260 | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated operating expenses | $ | 5,968,998 | 94.9 | % | $ | 3,024,338 | 79.8 | % | $ | 2,944,660 | 97.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise | $ | 409,088 | $ | 154,835 | $ | 254,253 | 164.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 359,772 | 235,451 | 124,321 | 52.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMB | 1,180,663 | 1,252,636 | (71,973) | (5.7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other revenues (3) | 356,636 | 396,219 | (39,583) | (10.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate and other expenses (4) | (1,093,550) | (733,770) | (359,780) | 49.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technology, operations and product development expenses (5) | (891,134) | (511,146) | (379,988) | 74.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill | — | (33,218) | 33,218 | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on business disposition | — | 4,260 | (4,260) | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated operating income (6) | $ | 321,475 | 5.1 | % | $ | 765,267 | 20.2 | % | $ | (443,792) | (58.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating margin (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise | 26.2 | % | 54.4 | % | (28.2) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 29.5 | % | 41.9 | % | (12.4) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMB | 37.5 | % | 49.2 | % | (11.7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 acquired businesses, including our completed Worldpay Acquisition, from the acquisition dates. See “Note 2—Acquisition” for further discussion.
(3) Other revenues primarily consist of revenues related to certain portfolios and relationships that are non-core and are not aligned to our go forward strategy.
(4) Comprised of centrally managed corporate functions, including human resources, finance, legal and compliance. These expenses are included within cost of service and selling, general and administrative expenses.
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(5) Technology, operations and product development expenses relate to functions managed at the corporate level, which support and benefit the overall business. These expenses are included within cost of service and selling, general and administrative expenses.
(6) Operating income included acquisition, transformation and transaction expenses of $585.1 million and $228.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which were primarily included within Corporate and other expenses.
Revenues
Consolidated revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased by 68.6% from $1,969.3 million in the prior year to $3,320.8 million, and consolidated revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased by 66.0% from $3,789.6 million in the prior year to $6,290.5 million. The increase in consolidated revenues was primarily driven by the acquisition of the Worldpay business, which contributed approximately $1.4 billion and $2.6 billion in revenue growth for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. The remaining change was attributable to the effects of business dispositions in 2025 that were not individually significant.
Enterprise Segment. Revenues from our Enterprise segment for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $689.3 million to $838.3 million from $149.0 million in the prior year. Revenues from our Enterprise segment for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $1,276.2 million to $1,560.7 million from $284.5 million in the prior year.
The higher Enterprise segment revenues resulted from growth in card-not-present activity, which increased $549.5 million and $1,016.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and growth in card-present activity, which increased $139.7 million and $259.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. The revenue increase in both areas was primarily driven by the inclusion of the acquired Worldpay operations.
Platforms Segment. Revenues from our Platforms segment for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $365.0 million, or 126.8%, to $652.8 million from $287.8 million in the prior year. Revenues from our Platforms segment for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $658.9 million, or 117.3%, to $1,220.9 million from $561.9 million in the prior year.
The higher Platforms segment revenues resulted from growth in the embedded payments service line, which increased $145.6 million and $272.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and growth in the integrated partners service line, which increased $219.4 million and $386.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. The revenue increase in both service lines was primarily driven by the inclusion of the acquired Worldpay operations.
SMB Segment. Revenues from our SMB segment for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $315.5 million, or 23.7%, to $1,649.0 million from $1,333.4 million in the prior year. Revenues from our SMB segment for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $605.3 million, or 23.8%, to $3,152.3 million from $2,547.0 million in the prior year.
The higher SMB segment revenues resulted from growth in the Americas, which increased $183.1 million and $332.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and growth in the rest of the world, which increased $132.4 million and $272.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. The revenue increase in both geographies was primarily driven by the inclusion of the acquired Worldpay operations.
Other Revenues. Other revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026 decreased by $18.3 million, or 9.2%, to $180.8 million from $199.1 million in the prior year. Other revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2026 decreased by $39.6 million, or 10.0%, to $356.6 million from $396.2 million in the prior year. The decrease in other revenues was primarily driven by attrition on non-core portfolios and relationships.
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Operating Expenses
Cost of Service. Cost of service for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $792.1 million, or 157.9%, to $1,293.9 million from $501.8 million in the prior year, and cost of service for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $1,570.5 million, or 157.5%, to $2,567.5 million from $996.9 million in the prior year, primarily due to additional costs from the acquisition of the Worldpay business. Cost of service as a percentage of revenues increased to 39.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2026 from 25.5% in the prior year, and increased to 40.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from 26.3% in the prior year. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Worldpay acquisition had the effect of increasing cost of service by approximately $732.4 million and cost of service as a percentage of revenue by 9.7%. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Worldpay acquisition had the effect of increasing cost of service by approximately $1,496.5 million and cost of service as a percentage of revenue by 11.7%.
Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets. The most significant component of our cost of service is amortization of acquired intangible assets, which was $757.6 million and $200.7 million, or approximately 59% and 40% of cost of service, for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, amortization of acquired intangible assets was $1,504.7 million and $397.9 million, or approximately 59% and 40% of cost of service, respectively. The increase in amortization of acquired intangible assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior year was due to a higher intangible asset base from intangible assets acquired with the Worldpay acquisition.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $648.5 million, or 62.3%, to $1,689.8 million from $1,041.3 million in the prior year, and selling, general and administrative expense for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $1,403.1 million, or 70.2%, to $3,401.5 million from $1,998.4 million in the prior year, primarily due to additional costs from the acquisition of the Worldpay business. Selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of segment revenues was 50.9% and 52.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and 54.1% and 52.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Worldpay acquisition had the effect of increasing selling, general and administrative expense by approximately $792.9 million and $1,528.7 million, respectively.
Corporate and Other Expenses. Corporate and other expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $53.2 million, or 13.4%, to $450.0 million from $396.7 million in the prior year, and corporate and other expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $359.8 million, or 49.0%, to $1,093.6 million from $733.8 million in the prior year, primarily driven by the acquisition of the Worldpay business and higher acquisition and integration expenses.
Technology, Operations and Product Development Expenses. Technology, operations and product development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $212.7 million, or 85.2%, to $462.5 million from $249.8 million in the prior year, and technology, operations and product development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $380.0 million, or 74.3%, to $891.1 million from $511.1 million in the prior year, primarily driven by the acquisition of the Worldpay business.
Operating Income and Operating Margin
Consolidated operating income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was $337.1 million and $321.5 million, respectively, compared to $393.3 million and $765.3 million, respectively, for the prior year. Operating margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was 10.2% and 5.1%, respectively, compared to 20.0% and 20.2%, respectively, for the prior year.
For the three months ended June 30, 2026:
•Consolidated operating income decreased $56.2 million and operating margin decreased 9.8% primarily due to an increase in amortization expense related to acquired Worldpay intangible assets and higher acquisition and integration expenses;
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•Enterprise segment operating income increased $163.3 million, reflecting incremental operating income from the Worldpay acquisition. Enterprise operating margin decreased 27.1% due to higher amortization expense related to acquired Worldpay intangible assets;
•Platforms segment operating income increased $72.5 million, reflecting incremental operating income from the Worldpay acquisition. Platforms operating margin decreased 12.3% due to higher amortization expense related to acquired Worldpay intangible assets; and
•SMB segment operating income decreased $40.7 million and operating margin decreased 12.1% due to higher amortization expense related to acquired Worldpay intangible assets.
For the six months ended June 30, 2026:
•Consolidated operating income decreased $443.8 million and operating margin decreased 15.1% primarily due to an increase in amortization expense related to acquired Worldpay intangible assets and higher acquisition and integration expenses;
•Enterprise segment operating income increased $254.3 million, reflecting incremental operating income from the Worldpay acquisition. Enterprise operating margin decreased 28.2% due to higher amortization expense related to acquired Worldpay intangible assets;
•Platforms segment operating income increased $124.3 million, reflecting incremental operating income from the Worldpay acquisition. Platforms operating margin decreased 12.4% due to higher amortization expense related to acquired Worldpay intangible assets; and
•SMB segment operating income decreased $72.0 million and operating margin decreased 11.7% due to higher amortization expense related to acquired Worldpay intangible assets.
Other Income and Expense, Net
Interest and other income for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased $9.2 million to $44.7 million, compared to $35.5 million for the prior year, and increased $4.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 to $78.2 million, compared to $73.6 million for the prior year, primarily due to the acquisition of the Worldpay business.
Interest and other expense for the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased $125.0 million to $277.5 million, compared to $152.5 million for the prior year, and increased $218.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 to $519.9 million, compared to $301.1 million for the prior year, primarily due to an increase in our average outstanding borrowings associated with the Worldpay acquisition and higher average interest rates from recent debt refinancing in the first half of 2026.
Income Tax Expense
Our effective income tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were (4.7)% and 14.8%, respectively. Our effective income tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were 13.9% and 15.7%, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate was primarily due to the jurisdictional mixture of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and related tax effects of tax credits, foreign branch operations and other earnings outside the U.S. These permanent differences, applied against lower income before income taxes, resulted in a decrease to the effective income tax rate.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the U.S. The OBBBA includes provisions such as the permanent extension of certain expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, modifications to the international tax framework, and the restoration of favorable tax treatment for certain business provisions. The legislation has multiple effective dates from 2025 to 2027.
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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 Group of Seven (G7) countries have agreed that U.S. Multi-National Entities (“MNEs”) should be excluded from certain aspects of the Pillar Two global minimum tax rules in exchange for the U.S. not imposing retaliatory taxes. On January 5, 2026, the OECD released additional guidance and announced the Side-by-Side package which introduces simplifications and new safe harbors for U.S. MNEs.
The OBBBA and Pillar Two directive did not have a material effect on our financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and we are continuing to evaluate the potential effect on future periods.
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
Income (loss) from continuing operations was $130.9 million and $(61.9) million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to income of $255.4 million and $491.3 million for the prior year, respectively, reflecting the changes noted above.
Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share - Continuing Operations
Diluted earnings (loss) per share was $0.43 and $(0.36) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to diluted earnings per share of $1.03 and $1.96 for the prior year, respectively. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects the net income (loss) discussion noted above as well as an increase in the diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding to 270.1 million and 271.6 million shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to 243.6 million and 245.4 million shares for the prior year, respectively.
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 6—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, 2025.
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 revolving credit facility, 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 term and long term.
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Our consolidated statements of cash flows include cash flows from discontinued operations for all periods presented, and therefore the following liquidity discussion includes both continuing and discontinued operations.
At June 30, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $5,409.0 million. Of this amount, we considered $1,697.9 million to be available for general purposes, of which $253.8 million is undistributed foreign earnings considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. The available cash of $1,697.9 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 within three business days. 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 our customers or at their direction.
We also had restricted cash of $283.9 million as of June 30, 2026, representing amounts subject to regulatory or legal restriction in their use, including amounts deposited by customers for prepaid card transactions, funds held as a liquidity reserve, and cash deposits held in escrow on our behalf by third parties.
Operating activities provided net cash of $373.8 million and $1,372.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Operating cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2026 reflect the payment of costs associated with the acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business, along with certain liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Worldpay.
Investing activities provided net cash of $5,452.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and used net cash of $476.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The primary source of cash during the six months ended June 30, 2026 was the net proceeds from the sale of our Issuer Solutions business of $7,362.3 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we used cash of $1,421.5 million and $205.8 million, respectively, for acquisitions. We made capital expenditures of $497.0 million and $279.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 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 $1.0 billion during the year ending December 31, 2026.
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 6—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 $9,244.4 million and $522.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Repayments of long-term debt were $18,055.4 million and $3,769.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Proceeds from long-term debt were $9,331.1 million and $2,755.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 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 use of cash of $694.2 million and a source of cash of $630.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 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 six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we had borrowings under our commercial paper program of $674.4 million and $797.7 million, respectively. 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 six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we had net borrowings under our settlement lines of credit of $827.5 million and $87.6 million, respectively.
We repurchase our common stock mainly through open market repurchase plans and, at times, through accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") programs. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we used $1,099.9 million and $691.1 million, respectively, to repurchase and retire 15,220,854 and 7,261,834 shares of our common stock, respectively. The share repurchase activity for the six months ended June 30, 2026 included the repurchase of 7,215,492 shares at an average price of $69.30 per share under an ASR agreement we entered into on May 6, 2026 with a financial institution to repurchase an aggregate of $500.0 million of our common stock during the ASR program purchase period. This ASR program was completed on June 8, 2026. The share repurchase activity for the six months ended June 30, 2026 also included the repurchase of 7,262,557 shares at an average price of $75.73 per share under an ASR agreement we entered into on February 18, 2026 with a financial institution to repurchase an aggregate of $550.0 million of our common stock during the ASR program purchase period. This ASR program was completed on March 17, 2026. The share repurchase activity for the six months ended June 30, 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. As of June 30, 2026, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $1,400.0 million.
We paid dividends to our common shareholders of $134.7 million and $121.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. We also made distributions to noncontrolling interests of $37.8 million and $30.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. On July 28, 2026, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.25 per share payable on September 25, 2026 to common shareholders of record as of September 11, 2026.
Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit
Senior Notes
We have $15.6 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes outstanding as of June 30, 2026, which mature at various dates ranging from January 2027 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.
On March 5, 2026, we issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes consisting of the following: (i) $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.550% senior notes due March 2028 and (ii) $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.400% senior notes due March 2033. We incurred debt issuance costs of $7.7 million, including underwriting fees, professional services fees and registration fees, which were capitalized and reflected as a reduction of the related carrying amount of the notes in our consolidated balance sheet. Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing September 15, 2026. The notes are unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and rank equally in right of payment with all of our other outstanding unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. We used the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
On November 14, 2025, we issued $6.2 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes consisting of the following: (i) $1.75 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.500% senior notes due November 2028; (ii) $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due November 2030; (iii) $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.200% senior notes due November 2032; and (iv) $1.75 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.550% senior notes due November 2035. Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year, and commenced on May 15, 2026. The debt issuance was completed in connection with the acquisition of Worldpay.
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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 that 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.
1.000% Convertible Notes due August 15, 2029
We also have $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 1.000% convertible unsecured senior notes due August 2029 that were issued in 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.
Term Loan Facility
On April 21, 2026, we entered into a term loan agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions as lenders and agents. The term loan agreement provides for a senior unsecured $1.0 billion term loan facility due April 21, 2028 bearing interest at a one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 1.05%. Borrowings under the term loan facility may be repaid prior to maturity without premium or penalty, subject to payment of certain customary expenses of lenders and customary notice provisions.
As of June 30, 2026, there were borrowings of $1.0 billion outstanding under the term loan facility with an interest rate of 4.7%, and no available commitments under the term loan facility.
Revolving Credit Facility
On May 15, 2025, we entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions as lenders and agents. The credit agreement provides for an unsubordinated unsecured $7.25 billion revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), of which (a) $5.75 billion was made available on May 15, 2025 and (b) an additional $1.5 billion was made available upon the closing of the acquisition of Worldpay. Commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility may be increased to an aggregate amount not to exceed $7.5 billion. The Revolving Credit Facility matures in May 2030 and provides for up to two one-year maturity extensions. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be repaid prior to maturity without premium or penalty, subject to payment of certain customary expenses of lenders and customary notice provisions.
The Revolving Credit Facility replaced our previous unsubordinated unsecured $5.75 billion revolving credit facility (the "Prior Credit Facility"), dated as of August 19, 2022, as amended, which was scheduled to mature in August 2027. In May 2025, all borrowings outstanding under the Prior Credit Facility were either repaid or continued under the Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to the terms of the new credit agreement. The Prior Credit Facility was terminated in connection with the execution of the Revolving Credit Facility.
We may issue standby letters of credit of up to $500 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 June 30, 2026, there were borrowings of $1.6 billion outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility with an interest rate of 5.0%, and the total available commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility were $5.0 billion.
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Committed Bridge Financing
On April 17, 2025, in connection with our entry into the definitive agreement to acquire Worldpay, we obtained $7.7 billion in committed bridge financing, which was subsequently reduced to $6.2 billion on May 15, 2025 in connection with the entry into the Revolving Credit Facility. We terminated our bridge facility on November 14, 2025.
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 the Revolving Credit Facility, in that the amount of commercial paper notes outstanding cannot exceed the undrawn portion of the 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 June 30, 2026, we had borrowings under our commercial paper program of $674.8 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 4.3%.
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 June 30, 2026, the required leverage ratio was 4.50 to 1.00. We were in compliance with all applicable covenants as of June 30, 2026.
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 June 30, 2026, a total of $29.6 million of cash on deposit was used to determine the available credit.
As of June 30, 2026, we had $1,136.8 million outstanding under these lines of credit with additional capacity to fund settlement of $2,707.7 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the maximum and average outstanding balances under these lines of credit were $1,208.0 million and $451.1 million, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on these borrowings was 4.79% at June 30, 2026.
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.
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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 2026; the effects of general economic conditions on our business; statements about the benefits of our acquisitions or dispositions such as our recently completed acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of our Issuer Solutions business, including future financial and operating results and the successful integration of acquisitions; 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.
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, 2025, as well as in the other information appearing in this report and other filings we make with the SEC, 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.
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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, 2025.
ITEM 4—CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of June 30, 2026, 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 June 30, 2026, 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
We completed our acquisition of Worldpay on January 9, 2026. In accordance with our integration efforts, we plan to incorporate Worldpay's operations into our internal control over financial reporting program within the time provided by the applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2026 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, other than described above.
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 16—Commitments and Contingencies" in the notes to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for information about certain legal matters.
ITEM 1A—RISK FACTORS
For a discussion of our risk factors, see Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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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 June 30, 2026, 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) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| April 1-30, 2026 | 7,365 | $ | 67.31 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| May 1-31, 2026 | 5,755,439 | 69.30 | 5,744,650 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| June 1-30, 2026 | 2,225,137 | 68.66 | 2,213,647 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7,987,941 | $ | 69.80 | 7,958,297 | $ | 1,400.0 | |||||||||||||||||
(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 June 30, 2026, pursuant to our employee incentive plans, we withheld 29,644 shares at an average price per share of $70.91 in order to satisfy employees' tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of restricted stock.
(2)As of June 30, 2026, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $1,400.0 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 June 30, 2026, none of our directors or officers notified us that they adopted terminated
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ITEM 6—EXHIBITS
List of Exhibits
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| 104* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | |||||||
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| † | Schedules and similar attachments have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. | |||||||
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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.
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| Date: August 5, 2026 | /s/ Joshua J. Whipple | ||||||||||
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