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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Global Payments Inc. (GPN) pays a $1.00 annual dividend ($0.25 quarterly), yielding 1.20% at $83.67/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-11. 7 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.20%
Annual Dividend: $1.00 per share
Payout Ratio: 46.9%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-11
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 26
Global Payments Inc. pays a dividend backed by payment technology and software solutions spanning card, check, and digital transactions across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The Global Payments Inc. dividend currently yields 1.22%, with a trailing annual rate of $1.00 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 11, 2026, with the last quarterly payment of $0.25 per share. GPN's beta of 0.805 points to below-market price swings, which suits growth-and-income investors who can accept a low current yield in exchange for a dividend that has grown at a rapid pace.
Global Payments Inc. pays out 46.9% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40–60%). That level leaves meaningful earnings retained within the business, which provides a buffer against short-term pressure on the payment. Global Payments Inc. dividend safety is further supported by the company's broad service mix, including authorization, settlement, chargeback resolution, and enterprise software, which spans multiple revenue streams rather than a single product line. The most significant data-supported risk is that the dividend has been flat at $1.00 per share since 2022, meaning any earnings compression would reduce the headroom that currently exists.
Global Payments Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 25.8% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share dividend grew from $0.04 to $1.00 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest single-year jump was 462.5% in 2019, when GPN accelerated its payout sharply. Growth has since plateaued: the dividend has held at $1.00 per share for three consecutive years through 2025, so the headline CAGR reflects a burst of earlier acceleration rather than a current growth trend.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | 0.0% | $1.00 (2022) | $1.00 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.1% | $0.78 (2020) | $1.00 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +38.0% | $0.04 (2015) | $1.00 (2025) |
GPN fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield, and who are comfortable with a payout that has leveled off in recent years. The yield of 1.22% is low (below 2%), and it sits above the 5-year average of 0.93%, which means the current entry point offers slightly more income than the historical norm. The 46.9% payout ratio keeps the dividend covered, but three flat years at $1.00 per share mean income growth has stalled for now. What an investor gets here is a payment technology business with a dividend that expanded rapidly over a decade; what they accept is a low current yield and no near-term growth in the payout based on available data.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | $0.2500 |
| 2026-06-12 | $0.2500 |
| 2026-03-09 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-12-12 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-09-12 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-06-13 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-09-13 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.2500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.7500 |
| 2025 | $1.0000 |
| 2024 | $1.0000 |
| 2023 | $1.0000 |
| 2022 | $1.0000 |
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