GPN
Global Payments Inc.
GPN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over GPN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
GPN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
GPN's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GPN PE Valuation
GPN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT's PE is in its cheap range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
GPN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GPN, with profitability improving.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
GPN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $15.48 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$4.57 | -164% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.99 | -152% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.05 | -133% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.78 | -6.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.10 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.70 | +4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.18 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.16 | +63% |
GPN has swung to a loss: it lost $4.57 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over GPN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GPN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.3B | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +70% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $2B | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4B | -0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +3.4% |
GPN's revenue is growing: $3.3B last quarter, up 65% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.5% | -31 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5% | -20 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.8% | -24 points |
| Q3 2025 | 39% | +21 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | +13 points |
GPN's operating margin was 7.5% last quarter, down 31 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over GPN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over GPN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GPN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$392.8M | -166% |
| Q2 2026 | $427M | -36% |
| Q1 2026 | -$550.2M | -229% |
| Q4 2025 | $347M | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $598.9M | -62% |
| Q2 2025 | $665.4M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $427.5M | +58% |
| Q4 2024 | $469.4M | -6.1% |
GPN's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$169M over the past year.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over GPN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GPN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.8% | -5M shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +25M shares |
| 3 years | +1.6% | +4.2M shares |
| 5 years | -9.3% | -27.3M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -35.7M shares |
GPN has 265M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago, despite $1.2B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $140M |
| Q2 2026 | $550M |
| Q1 2026 | $549.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $69,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $500M |
| Q2 2025 | $244.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $446.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $651.9M |
GPN spent $1.2B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 33% from the year before.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has the edge over GPN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
GPN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
GPN's net debt is about 4.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.1 years a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over GPN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GPN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.4 | Neutral |
GPN's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
GPN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GPN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
GPN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
GPN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $87.0 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $86.2 | 2.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $78.0 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $83.1 | 6.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $98.0 | 10% below |
GPN has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above its 200-week average.
GPN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $182.9 | $205.6 | +12% |
| 2021 | $205.6 | $135.4 | -34% |
| 2022 | $135.4 | $96.7 | -29% |
| 2023 | $96.7 | $127.0 | +31% |
| 2024 | $127.0 | $112.4 | -12% |
| 2025 | $112.4 | $80.4 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $80.4 | $88.2 | +9.8% |
GPN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 9.8% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over GPN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.