Global Payments Inc (GPN) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 1.16x

Global Payments Inc (GPN) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.16x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $768.73 Million exceeds net income of $660.60 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore GPN long-term investment intensity to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.16x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$768.73 Million
USD

Net Income

$660.60 Million
USD

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Global Payments Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1999–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Global Payments Inc across 26 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check tangible net worth ratio of Global Payments Inc to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Global Payments Inc (1999–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Global Payments Inc. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Global Payments Inc (GPN) market capitalisation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2024 2.15x $3.53 Billion $1.64 Billion ▼ -1.7%
2023 2.19x $2.25 Billion $1.03 Billion ▼ -86.0%
2022 15.66x $2.24 Billion $143.31 Million ▲ +456.2%
2021 2.81x $2.78 Billion $987.86 Million ▼ -26.4%
2020 3.82x $2.31 Billion $605.10 Million ▲ +29.0%
2019 2.96x $1.39 Billion $469.28 Million ▲ +29.9%
2018 2.28x $1.11 Billion $484.67 Million ▲ +120.1%
2017 1.04x $512.39 Million $494.07 Million ▼ -68.2%
2016 3.26x $658.69 Million $201.75 Million ▲ +134.8%
2015 1.39x $429.88 Million $309.12 Million ▲ +93.4%
2014 0.72x $194.10 Million $269.95 Million ▼ -28.6%
2013 1.01x $240.55 Million $238.71 Million ▲ +226.4%
2012 -0.80x $-173.47 Million $217.57 Million ▼ -125.7%
2011 3.10x $709.77 Million $228.76 Million ▲ +46.0%
2010 2.13x $465.76 Million $219.11 Million ▼ -58.8%
2009 5.16x $382.97 Million $74.18 Million ▲ +208.5%
2008 1.67x $272.41 Million $162.75 Million ▲ +25.2%
2007 1.34x $191.13 Million $142.99 Million ▼ -28.5%
2006 1.87x $234.77 Million $125.52 Million ▼ -24.3%
2005 2.47x $229.56 Million $92.90 Million ▲ +67.4%
2004 1.48x $92.17 Million $62.44 Million ▲ +169.6%
2003 0.55x $29.18 Million $53.30 Million ▼ -91.9%
2002 6.73x $160.47 Million $23.84 Million ▲ +102.6%
2001 3.32x $78.61 Million $23.67 Million ▲ +0.0%
2000 3.32x $78.61 Million $23.67 Million ▲ +165.8%
1999 1.25x $41.30 Million $33.05 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.