GPN · 10-Q · 2026Q2 · Full report
Liquidity and Cash Position
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC · 2026-08-05 · Importance 83 · Surprise 82 · From source text
At June 30, 2026, Global Payments held $5,409.0 million of cash and cash equivalents, including $1,697.9 million available for general purposes. Restricted cash totaled $283.9 million and included regulatory or legal reserves, prepaid-card funds and escrow deposits. Six-month operating cash flow declined to $373.8 million from $1,372.6 million, reflecting costs associated with the Worldpay acquisition and Issuer Solutions divestiture. Investing activities provided $5,452.6 million, primarily from $7,362.3 million of net Issuer Solutions sale proceeds, while capital expenditures reached $497.0 million.
Key facts
- Net cash used in financing activities was $9,244.4 million and $522.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. source
- At June 30, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $5,409.0 million, of which $1,697.9 million was considered available for general purposes and $253.8 million was undistributed foreign earnings considered indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. source
- Investing activities provided net cash of $5,452.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and used net cash of $476.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. source
- Operating activities provided net cash of $373.8 million and $1,372.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. source
- The commercial paper program is backstopped by the Revolving Credit Facility, in that the amount of commercial paper notes outstanding cannot exceed the undrawn portion of the Revolving Credit Facility. source
- Proceeds from issuances of commercial paper notes will be used primarily for general corporate purposes but may also be used for acquisitions, to pay dividends, for debt refinancing or for other purposes. source
- We also had restricted cash of $283.9 million as of June 30, 2026. source
- We regularly maintain cash balances with financial institutions in excess of the FDIC insurance limit or the equivalent outside the U.S. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | negative | realized | -13.7% | Net cash used in financing activities was $9,244.4 million and $522.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. |
| cash | positive | realized | +9.3% | Investing activities provided net cash of $5,452.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and used net cash of $476.8 million for… |