Company data
Global Payments Inc. employees and revenue per employee
GPN · Financial - Credit Services · $19.5B market cap
Global Payments Inc. had 26,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 3.7% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $7.71B, down 23.7% from a year earlier, or $296K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.
Employees
26,000
-3.7% YoY
Revenue
$7.71B
-23.7% YoY
Revenue / employee
$296K
Peer median $1.00M
Rank in industry
15 of 16
Financial - Credit Services
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 26,000 | $7.71B | $296K | -3.7% | -23.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 27,000 | $10.1B | $374K | +0.0% | +4.7% |
| Dec 2023 | 27,000 | $9.65B | $358K | +8.0% | +7.6% |
| Dec 2022 | 25,000 | $8.98B | $359K | +0.0% | +5.3% |
| Dec 2021 | 25,000 | $8.52B | $341K | +4.2% | +14.8% |
| Dec 2020 | 24,000 | $7.42B | $309K | +0.0% | +51.1% |
| Dec 2019 | 24,000 | $4.91B | $205K | +118.2% | +45.9% |
| Dec 2018 | 11,000 | $3.37B | $306K | +10.0% | -15.3% |
| Dec 2017 | 10,000 | $3.98B | $398K | — | — |
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Global Payments Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Financial - Credit Services.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKRS KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC 4. | 5,043 | $19.5B | $3.86M | Hiring into decline |
| AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. | 2,358 | $3.95B | $1.67M | Efficient growth |
| ALLY Ally Financial Inc. | 10,300 | $12.2B | $1.18M | Contracting |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | 20,000 | $19.1B | $956K | Contracting |
| MA Mastercard Incorporated | 39,800 | $32.8B | $824K | Efficient growth |
| SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. | 6,100 | $4.77B | $782K | Efficient growth |
| WU The Western Union Company | 9,600 | $4.04B | $421K | Hiring into decline |
| GPN Global Payments Inc. | 26,000 | $7.71B | $296K | Contracting |
| FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc | 22,000 | $3.66B | $166K | Hiring ahead |
Questions about Global Payments Inc.
- How many employees does Global Payments Inc. have?
- Global Payments Inc. reported 26,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 20, 2026. That is down 3.7% from a year earlier.
- What is Global Payments Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Global Payments Inc. brought in $7.71B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $296K per employee. That ranks 15 of 16 companies we track in Financial - Credit Services, where the median is $1.00M.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Global Payments Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 20, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell GPN.