Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) reported quarterly earnings of $2.96 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.83 by 4.59 percent. This is a 10.04 percent increase over earnings of $2.69 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.856 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.846 billion by 0.35 percent. This is a 29.52 percent increase over sales of $2.205 billion the same period last year.