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Global Payments Inc. stock research

Jun 30, 2023

FY2023 Q2

Global Payments (GPN) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2023

Revenue increased and cost of revenue decreased, resulting in higher gross profit and an improved gross margin compared with both the prior quarter and the same quarter one year earlier.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 · FY2023 Q2

Revenue increased and cost of revenue decreased, resulting in higher gross profit and an improved gross margin compared with both the prior quarter and the same quarter one year earlier.

  • The gross margin improvement was driven by revenue growth occurring alongside a reduction in cost of revenue.
  • Gross margin strengthened relative to the immediately preceding quarter and also improved compared with the same quarter one year earlier.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

61.6%

Gross profit

$1.5B

Revenue

$2.5B

Cost of revenue

$942.0M

Quarter-over-quarter change

+2.9 pts

Year-over-year change

+3.8 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2023$2.3B$1.3B$947.8M58.7%
Jun 30, 2023$2.5B$1.5B$942.0M61.6%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2023

+2.9 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2022

+3.8 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The gross margin improvement was driven by revenue growth occurring alongside a reduction in cost of revenue.

Gross margin strengthened relative to the immediately preceding quarter and also improved compared with the same quarter one year earlier.

Monitor the relationship between revenue growth and cost of revenue changes in upcoming quarters.