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Global Payments: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States that owns 4 consumer brands.[1]

Global Payments Inc. is a Georgia corporation. On January 9, 2026 it acquired 100% of Worldpay Holdco, LLC from FIS and GTCR affiliates and divested its Issuer Solutions business to FIS. It merged with Total System Services in September 2019.

Company facts

Legal name
Global Payments Inc.
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇺🇸 United States
Tickers
NYSE: GPN
SEC CIK
0001123360
Last verified
· 1 sources

Global Payments in numbers

Global Payments financial history

Headline figures from Global Payments's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $7.42bn to $7.71bn, an average of 0.7% a year (calculated).

Fiscal year endedRevenueOperating incomeOperating marginNet incomeTotal assetsLong-term debtFiling
$7.71bn $1.75bn 22.8% $1.4bn $53.3bn — 10-K
$7.74bn $1.97bn 25.5% $1.57bn $46.9bn — 10-K
$7.38bn $1.32bn 17.8% $986.2m $50.6bn — 10-K
$8.98bn $640.2m 7.1% $111.5m $44.8bn — 10-K
$8.52bn $1.36bn 15.9% $965.5m $45.3bn — 10-K
$7.42bn $894m 12.0% $584.5m $44.2bn — 10-K

Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.

Who owns the shares of Global Payments

Holders of more than 5% of the voting shares, as listed in Global Payments's proxy statement filed 17 March 2026. Shareholdings change daily; this is the position the filing reports.

HolderSharesShare of class
GTCR W Aggregator LP43,268,04115.5%
The Vanguard Group24,946,6448.9%
BlackRock, Inc.17,654,0296.3%

Everything Global Payments owns

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Everything Global Payments owns Tree of 4 brands under Global Payments. Global Payments Genius Global Payments Heartland TSYS

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Brand portfolio by category

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Global Payments in the global legal-entity registry

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.

Legal entity identifier (LEI)
549300NOMHGVQBX6S778
Registered name
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. (US)
Registration status
Issued · record updated 11 November 2025
Parent
None named: it is controlled by one or more individuals, who are not named in the registry.
Retrieved
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Global Payments SEC filings

The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.

Annual reports

Proxy statements

Recent current and quarterly reports

FiledFormWhat it declares
10-QQuarterly report
8-KResults of operations and financial condition
10-QQuarterly report
8-KOther events
8-KResults of operations and financial condition
8-KResults of a shareholder vote
8-KEntry into a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation; Other events
8-KEntry into a material agreement
8-KOther events
8-KOther events
8-KResults of operations and financial condition; Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure
8-KDeparture or appointment of directors or officers
8-KEntry into a material agreement; Completion of an acquisition or disposal of assets; Unregistered sales of equity securities; Regulation FD disclosure
8-KEntry into a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation; Other events

Frequently asked questions

What brands does Global Payments own?

Global Payments owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Heartland, Global Payments, TSYS and Genius.

Is Global Payments an American company?

Yes. Global Payments is headquartered in the United States.

Who owns Global Payments?

Global Payments is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as GPN on the NYSE.

Sources (1) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Global Payments Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 February 2026; retrieved 18 October 2026.

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