Global Payments (GPN) insider buying and selling
Every Table I transaction reported by directors and officers of S&P 500 companies on SEC Form 4 filings (2 business days to file): each row labeled with its official transaction code, nothing filtered out beforehand.
Open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal, in green; sales (code S) are common and often pre-scheduled (10b5-1). Table II (derivatives) is not included: its prices are exercise prices, not market values. Guide: insider buying.
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Global Payments Inc. (GPN) insider buying and selling: 4 purchases, 3 sales
55 Form 4 Table I transactions filed with the SEC by Global Payments Inc. insiders between 2025-09-30 and 2026-08-11 (15-month history): 4 open-market purchases and 3 sales, plus 48 transactions under other Form 4 codes, broken down one by one below. The largest open-market trade is a sale of $928k by Green David Lawrence on 2025-12-03.
Global Payments insider buying and selling over the last 12 months
Between Oct 21, 2025 and Oct 20, 2026, Global Payments insiders filed 4 purchases worth $1.3M and 3 sales worth $1.4M on the open market. The net balance is on the sell side: $153k more sold than bought.
The biggest buyer was Baldwin Robert H B Jr (Director): $1.1M in 2 purchases, out of 3 different buyers. The biggest seller was Green David Lawrence (Chief Administrative Officer): $928k in 1 sale, out of 3 different sellers.
The largest trade of the period was a sale of $928k on Dec 3, 2025, by Green David Lawrence (Chief Administrative Officer). Form 4 on sec.gov (0001123360-25-000088).
None of the 3 sales carries the 10b5-1 plan flag on the Form 4 (sales scheduled months ahead).
The latest purchase is from Feb 20, 2026; the latest sale from Dec 11, 2025.
Against its sector (Industrials, 75 companies with an insider page on this site), over the same dates the median is 8 sales and 0 purchases on the open market. Global Payments has more sales than 11 of the other 74, ranks 70 of 75 by net dollars sold, and 28 of the 75 have at least one purchase, Global Payments included.
The 20 most important trades
The 4 open-market purchases first, then the rest, each type from largest to smallest. The full history is in the tool above, already searched.
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| Trade date | Filed | Insider | Role | Amount | Code | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-12 | Baldwin Robert H B Jr | Director | $846k | P — Open-market purchaseForm 4 footnoteF1 Reflects the weighted average purchase price. The range of prices for such transaction is $81.12 to $81.84. Open market purchase transactions were made on the same day at different prices through a trade order executed by a broker-dealer. The reporting person has reported on a single line all such transactions that occurred within a one dollar price range. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer or a shareholder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price. | SEC |
| 2025-12-10 | 2025-12-12 | Baldwin Robert H B Jr | Director | $241k | P — Open-market purchase | SEC |
| 2025-11-07 | 2025-11-10 | Watson Patricia A | Director | $100k | P — Open-market purchaseForm 4 footnoteF1 Reflects the weighted average purchase price. The range of prices for such transaction is $75.00 to $75.07. Open market purchase transactions were made on the same day at different prices through a trade order executed by a broker-dealer. The reporting person has reported on a single line all such transactions that occurred within a one dollar price range. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer or a shareholder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price. | SEC |
| 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-23 | Johnson Joia M | Director | $99k | P — Open-market purchase | SEC |
| 2025-12-03 | 2025-12-05 | Green David Lawrence | Chief Administrative Officer | $928k | S — Open-market saleForm 4 footnoteF1 Reflects the weighted average sale price. The range of prices for such transaction is $79.99 to $80.07. Open market sale transactions were made on the same day at different prices through a trade order executed by a broker-dealer. The reporting person has reported on a single line all such transactions that occurred within a one dollar price range. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer or a shareholder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. | SEC |
| 2025-11-12 | 2025-11-14 | Mcdaniel Connie D | Director | $347k | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-12 | Sheffield David M | EVP, Chief Accounting Officer | $164k | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-03-03 | Bready Cameron M | Chief Executive Officer | $9.4M | A — Grant or award2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. F2 Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest in their entirety on the first anniversary of the grant date. | SEC |
| 2026-02-21 | 2026-02-23 | Bready Cameron M | Chief Executive Officer | $6.0M | A — Grant or award2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Represents shares of fully-vested stock issued as a result of the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units which were originally granted on February 21, 2023 and were earned based on the company's achievement of an adjusted earnings per share growth target over a three-year performance period. F2 Represents shares of fully-vested stock issued as a result of the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units which were originally granted on June 1, 2023 as a pro-rated supplemental grant upon appointment to CEO and were earned based on the company's achievement of an adjusted earnings per share growth target over a three-year performance period. | SEC |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-03-03 | Cortopassi Robert M | President and COO | $3.2M | A — Grant or award2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. F2 Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest in their entirety on the first anniversary of the grant date. | SEC |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-03-03 | Whipple Joshua J | Chief Financial Officer | $3.0M | A — Grant or award2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. F2 Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest in their entirety on the first anniversary of the grant date. | SEC |
| 2026-02-21 | 2026-02-23 | Bready Cameron M | Chief Executive Officer | $2.8M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF3 Represents the disposition of shares to the company to cover taxes on the vesting of awards. | SEC |
| 2026-02-21 | 2026-02-23 | Whipple Joshua J | Chief Financial Officer | $2.0M | A — Grant or awardForm 4 footnoteF1 Represents shares of fully-vested stock issued as a result of the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units which were originally granted on February 21, 2023 and were earned based on the company's achievement of an adjusted earnings per share growth target over a three-year performance period. | SEC |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-03-03 | Steele-Belkin Dara L. | Chief Legal Officer | $1.6M | A — Grant or award2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. F2 Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest in their entirety on the first anniversary of the grant date. | SEC |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-03-03 | Viviani Stella Nichole | Chief People Officer | $1.5M | A — Grant or awardForm 4 footnoteF1 Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. | SEC |
| 2026-02-21 | 2026-02-23 | Whipple Joshua J | Chief Financial Officer | $1.0M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF2 Represents the disposition of shares to the company to cover taxes on the vesting of awards. | SEC |
| 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-31 | Bready Cameron M | Chief Executive Officer | $783k | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Represents forfeitures in connection with a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options in connection with the expiration thereof. A total of 8,871 shares were withheld by Global Payments Inc. (the "Company") for payment of the exercise price, and the net exercise resulted in the issuance of 832 shares, in the aggregate, by the Company to the reporting person. F2 Closing price of the Company's common stock on the transaction date. | SEC |
| 2026-02-28 | 2026-03-03 | Bready Cameron M | Chief Executive Officer | $745k | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF3 Represents the disposition of shares to the company to cover taxes on the vesting of awards. | SEC |
| 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-31 | Bready Cameron M | Chief Executive Officer | $724k | M — Option exercise | SEC |
| 2026-02-21 | 2026-02-23 | Cortopassi Robert M | President and COO | $684k | A — Grant or award2 Form 4 footnotesF1 Represents shares of fully-vested stock issued as a result of the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units which were originally granted on February 21, 2023 and were earned based on the company's achievement of an adjusted earnings per share growth target over a three-year performance period. F2 Includes shares purchased pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan. | SEC |
The period balance: money in, money out
Across the Form 4 filings submitted between Sep 30, 2025 and Aug 11, 2026, Global Payments Inc. open-market activity adds up to 4 purchases worth $1.3M and 3 sales worth $1.4M. The net balance is $153k on the sell side.
Only codes P and S count, where an insider puts in or takes out their own money. A selling balance like Global Payments Inc.'s is the norm in the S&P 500, where much of the pay comes as stock. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell: it is what was filed.
Every transaction, code by code
| Code | What it means | Trades | Reported amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Grant or award | 24 | $27.8M |
| F | Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | 21 | $7.8M |
| P | Open-market purchase | 4 | $1.3M |
| S | Open-market sale | 3 | $1.4M |
| M | Option exercise | 2 | $1.1M |
| G | Gift | 1 | $0 |
| Total | Everything filed in the period | 55 | $39.5M |
12 of the 55 rows carry no usable amount on the Form 4: they count as trades and add $0. The code labels come from the SEC index.
Who has traded
Over the 15 months of history, 20 distinct people or entities have filed Global Payments Inc. transactions: 3 bought on the open market and 3 sold. Counted by CIK, the fixed number the SEC gives each filer, and not by name, which each filer types their own way.
| Filer | Role | Transactions | Bought (count) | Sold (count) | Last filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Robert H B Jr | Director | 3 | $1.1M (2) | — | 2025-12-12 |
| Green David Lawrence | Chief Administrative Officer | 1 | — | $928k (1) | 2025-12-05 |
| Mcdaniel Connie D | Director | 3 | — | $347k (1) | 2026-05-04 |
| Sheffield David M | EVP, Chief Accounting Officer | 5 | — | $164k (1) | 2026-03-03 |
| Watson Patricia A | Director | 3 | $100k (1) | — | 2026-05-04 |
| Johnson Joia M | Director | 2 | $99k (1) | — | 2026-05-04 |
| Bready Cameron M | Chief Executive Officer | 8 | — | — | 2026-07-31 |
| Cortopassi Robert M | President and COO | 7 | — | — | 2026-08-11 |
Shown here are the 8 who moved the most money, out of 20. The rest are in the full history, one link above. The name links to all their trades, in any company. "Transactions" counts any code; the money, open market only. Role: from their latest filing.
Month by month
By the month the trade was executed, not the month it was filed; months with no trades show zero. The busiest month was Dec 2025: 2 purchases and 2 sales, worth $2.2M. 12 of the 15 months have none.
| Month | Purchases | Amount | Sales | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 2025 | 1 | $100k | 1 | $347k |
| Dec 2025 | 2 | $1.1M | 2 | $1.1M |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | $99k | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
The last month may be partial: a Form 4 is filed up to two business days later. The table does not say whether the pattern is good or bad; it says when it happened.
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How to read this data
None of the 3 sales in the table is flagged as scheduled (10b5-1 plan), the kind signed months ahead and executed automatically. Global Payments's 4 open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal: insiders are already paid in stock, so buying more means putting in their own money. The latest filing is from Aug 11, 2026, and a Form 4 arrives up to two business days after the trade.
15 of the 20 rows in the table carry footnotes from the Form 4 itself, folded into the code column and copied verbatim; a row with no footnote means the filing has none.
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What is behind these trades
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- What the efficiency hypothesis says and what it does NOT sayIf an insider's purchase is public and anyone can read it, is there any information left in it? That is the exact question that brings people here.
- Who really moves the market: the types of investorWho sits on the other side of each order, and where a company's own insiders fit among them.
- Supply, demand and price: why it rises and falls constantlyHow a piece of news ends up inside the price, and why the reaction to a filed sale is rarely the one you would expect.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4. This is a list of public facts, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell.