Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

"We delivered strong third quarter results that were ahead of our expectations despite what continues to be an uncertain macroeconomic environment,” said Cameron Bready, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our performance highlights the durability of our business model and our consistency of execution across market cycles, further reinforcing the confidence we have in our strategy and the results it delivers.”

Bready continued, “We have made outstanding progress with the integration of EVO Payments and now expect to deliver approximately $135 million in annual run-rate synergies. We are enthusiastic about the future together with EVO Payments as we build on our competitive advantages and payments leadership position.”

Bready concluded, “We remain focused on elevating the commerce experience for our customers globally. Our sharpened focus, differentiated technology-enabled strategy, and consistent execution are driving sustainable growth and creating significant value for all of our stakeholders.”

Third Quarter 2023 Summary

• GAAP revenues were $2.48 billion, compared to $2.29 billion in 2022; diluted earnings per share were $1.39 compared to $1.05 in the prior year; and operating margin was 22.5% compared to 16.9% in the prior year.
• Adjusted net revenues increased 9% to $2.23 billion, compared to $2.06 billion in 2022.
• Adjusted earnings per share increased 11% to $2.75, compared to $2.48 in 2022.
• Adjusted operating margin expanded 50 basis points to 45.7%.

2023 Outlook

“We are pleased with our continued solid financial performance and results for the third quarter and year-to-date period,” said Josh Whipple, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “We achieved 9% adjusted net revenue growth, strong adjusted operating margin expansion and 11% adjusted earnings per share growth compared to the same period in 2022.”

Whipple continued, “We remain encouraged by the trends we are seeing in our business, despite ongoing macroeconomic concerns and foreign currency exchange rate volatility. The company continues to expect adjusted net revenue to be in a range of $8.660 billion to $8.735 billion, reflecting growth of 7% to 8% over 2022, and for adjusted operating margin to expand by up to 120 basis points in 2023. We now anticipate adjusted earnings per share to be in a range of $10.39 to $10.45, reflecting growth of 11% to 12% over 2022, or roughly 17% excluding dispositions.”

Whipple concluded, “Our 2023 outlook reflects the ongoing momentum in our business, while also accommodating for a more tempered economic environment given the continued uncertainty.”

Capital Allocation

Global Payments’ Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.25 per share payable on December 29, 2023 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2023.

Conference Call

Global Payments’ management will host a live audio webcast today, October 31, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. EDT to discuss financial results and business highlights. The audio webcast, along with supplemental financial information, can be accessed via the investor relations page of the company’s website at investors.globalpayments.com. A replay of the audio webcast will be archived on the company's website following the live event.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Global Payments supplements revenues, operating income, operating margin and net income and earnings per share determined in accordance with GAAP by providing these measures with certain adjustments (such measures being non-GAAP financial measures) in this earnings release to assist with evaluating our performance. In addition to GAAP measures, management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to focus on the factors the company believes are pertinent to the daily management of our operations.

Global Payments also has provided supplemental non-GAAP information to reflect the divestiture of the consumer portion of our Netspend business, which comprised our former Consumer Solutions segment, which closed in April 2023. Management believes that providing such supplemental financial information should enhance shareholders’ ability to evaluate how the business will be managed going forward.

Reconciliations of each of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure are included in the schedules to this release, except for forward-looking measures where a reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the items that are excluded from the non-GAAP outlook measures.

About Global Payments

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is a leading payments technology company delivering innovative software and services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and team member expertise allow us to provide a broad range of solutions that enable our customers to operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of channels around the world.

Headquartered in Georgia with approximately 27,000 team members worldwide, Global Payments is a Fortune 500® company and a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning over 170 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. For more information, visit www.globalpayments.com and follow Global Payments on Twitter (@globalpayinc), LinkedIn and Facebook.