US Payment Company Completes Acquisition of Wallepay, Forecasts 2025 Performance and Major Shareholder Returns

Global Payments Inc. (NASDAQ: GPN) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, delivering fourth-quarter diluted EPS of $0.92 and adjusted EPS of $3.18 on revenues of $1.9 billion (approximately KRW 2.5 trillion). For the full year, the company achieved GAAP revenues of $7.7 billion, adjusted net revenues of $9.3 billion (roughly KRW 10–12 trillion) and adjusted EPS of $12.22. Looking to 2026, Global Payments is targeting about 5% growth in adjusted net revenues, a 150-basis-point expansion in adjusted operating margin and adjusted EPS in the range of $13.80–$14.00.

The company has completed its acquisition of Worldpay and the divestiture of its issuer solutions business, positioning itself as a pure merchant solutions provider. It approved a $2.5 billion share-repurchase program—signaling more than $2 billion (about KRW 3 trillion) in shareholder returns in 2026—and plans to return a total of $7.5 billion (approximately KRW 10 trillion) to shareholders by the end of 2027. Global Payments also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, payable March 30, and named Jennifer Bosman White, CPA, as Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer effective March 1.

In January, Global Payments officially closed its Worldpay acquisition, transforming into a large-scale merchant payment platform processing about $37 trillion annually (around KRW 5,000 trillion) across more than 6 million merchants in over 175 countries. On the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, the company’s shares rose roughly 1.9%, ending a three-day losing streak, though they remain more than 30% below their 52-week high.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Global Payments is a fintech firm that provides payment processing and related software for card, check and digital payments to merchants and platforms worldwide. As non-cash transactions and e-commerce continue to expand, the company is reinforcing its integrated payments and software–platform strategy to serve both large global merchants and small-and-medium-sized businesses.