Global Payments Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 3.45x

Global Payments Inc cash flow quality index. Global Payments Inc (GPN) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 3.45x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $515.21 Million exceeds net income of $149.52 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Global Payments Inc (GPN) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

3.45x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$515.21 Million
USD

Net Income

$149.52 Million
USD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Global Payments Inc (1999–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Global Payments Inc from 1999 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Global Payments Inc across 27 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See Global Payments Inc balance sheet quality to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Global Payments Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1999–2025)

Global Payments Inc cash flow quality index by year from 1999 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Global Payments Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see how efficiently does Global Payments Inc generate cash.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.82x $2.66 Billion $1.46 Billion ▼ -15.1%
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.