Global Payments Inc. (GPN) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 270 Industrials companies.
Global Payments Inc. (GPN) scores 4.2 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as mixed quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and profitability is what holds it back.
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As of October 18, 2026, Global Payments Inc. scores 4.2 out of 10 on the Lemma Quality Score, a reading of mixed quality. In this band one or two pillars are usually holding the score up while others drag it down, which the breakdown below makes visible. Nothing in it comes from the share price or from forecasts: it is Global Payments Inc.’s own reported numbers, scored pillar by pillar.
Ranked with the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 27th percentile, just below the middle of the group. The median across the group is 5.6, and the top quarter begins at 6.5, so Global Payments Inc. is below the typical company here.
On profitability, Global Payments Inc. scores 2.3, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.9 across 262 Industrials companies, which places it well below them, at the 24th percentile. Low margins and returns leave little cushion, so a downturn or a cost increase reaches the bottom line quickly.
Global Payments Inc.’s solvency score is 4.6 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 7.1 among 241 Industrials companies, that is well below the group and the 19th percentile. Middling solvency says the balance sheet is neither a strength nor a constraint today.
Global Payments Inc.’s growth score is 4.2 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 5.4 among 216 Industrials companies, that is below the group and the 33rd percentile. A middling growth reading is typical of a mature company whose next step depends on reinvestment rather than on its market growing for it.
Global Payments Inc.’s efficiency score is 6.4 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 6.2 among 264 Industrials companies, that is in line with the group and the 56th percentile. Middling efficiency is unremarkable on its own, though improvements here tend to show up in free cash flow first.
Global Payments Inc.’s predictability score is 4.6 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 5.0 among 267 Industrials companies, that is in line with the group and the 44th percentile. An average predictability reading means results have wobbled about as much as is normal for the sector.
The gap between Global Payments Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: efficiency at 6.4 against profitability at 2.3, 4.1 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with efficiency points to disciplined use of capital, a strength that compounds quietly. Weak profitability can be cyclical, so it helps to know whether margins are at a low point or a long-run level.
Of everything that could lift Global Payments Inc.’s score, profitability matters most. Bringing it up to the 4.9 median of Industrials companies would take the overall from 4.2 to roughly 4.9. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Global Payments Inc. has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Industrials companies below are nearest to Global Payments Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Global Payments Inc. scores 4.2 out of 10, which reads as mixed quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Global Payments Inc. ranks at the 27th percentile of the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.5, against Global Payments Inc.’s 4.2.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 18, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for GPN are in the app.
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