Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) reported quarterly earnings of $3.18 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.16 by 0.63 percent. This is a 7.8 percent increase over earnings of $2.95 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.320 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.325 billion by 0.20 percent. This is a 1.35 percent increase over sales of $2.289 billion the same period last year.