Global Payments (GPN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Cameron M. Bready, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $20.3M in 2025, up 18% from $17.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 333:1, on median employee pay of $61,011.

Filed
March 17, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$20.3M+18% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
333:1median $61,011
CEO pay in equity
79%$16.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
85%of votes cast
CEO Stock Ownership Guideline
600%Expressed as a percentage of base salary
Other NEO Stock Ownership Guideline
400%Expressed as a percentage of base salary
Short-Term Incentive Cap
200%Maximum payout percentage of target
PSU Cap
200%Maximum payout percentage of target

How Bready was paid

$20.3M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary5%Stock awards60%Option awards20%Non-equity incentive14%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Cameron M. BreadyChief Executive Officer$20,307,392
Robert M. CortopassiPresident and Chief Operating Officer$8,144,355
Joshua J. WhippleChief Financial Officer$7,521,195
Ryan J. LoyChief Technology Officer$6,452,642
David L. GreenChief Administrative Officer$6,033,649

What changed and why

  • $20.3MCameron M. Bready received total compensation of $20,307,392 in 2025, representing an increase from the prior year total of $17,175,695.
  • The Compensation Committee added a third financial metric to the short-term incentive plan based on transformation adjusted operating income benefit.
  • 85%Approximately 85% of the votes cast at the 2025 annual meeting supported the say-on-pay proposal.
  • 6%The company achieved constant currency adjusted net revenue growth of 6% and expanded adjusted operating margin by 100 basis points.
  • $1.5BTotal capital returned to shareholders reached $1.5 billion through share repurchases and dividends in 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.