Corpay Inc

CPAYServices-Business Services, NECNYSE
Revenue (FY2025)$4.53B
Net margin23.6%
Revenue growth+13.9%
Dividend / shareNone
Held by ETFs186
1 week+2.4%
1 month+3.7%
3 months+7.1%
6 months+33.2%
YTD+36.0%
1 year+57.2%
3 years*+20.0%
5 years*+11.1%
10 years*+10.4%

Total returns with dividends reinvested; * a year. Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026 · page updated Nov 3, 2026

At a glance

Corpay Inc is worth $26.87B, about 27 times its fiscal 2025 earnings. Revenue grew 13.9% to $4.53B in fiscal 2025, with 23.6% kept as profit; over 5 years it has grown 13.6% a year. It pays no dividend; it spent $5.52B buying back its shares over FY2021–FY2025. The stock returned +57.2% over the past year with dividends reinvested and +11.1% a year over five years, against +11.5% and +11.7% for the S&P 500. At its worst it fell 46.5% in the 2020 crash (S&P 500: 33.7%) and 35.3% in the 2022 bear market (S&P 500: 24.5%), and was back at its earlier high 54 months and 10 months after the lows.

The business in plain English

Corpay, Inc., formerly FleetCor Technologies, is a global corporate payments company. It helps businesses pay bills and control what employees spend. Products include fuel cards and toll payments for vehicles, purchasing and travel cards, virtual cards (single-use card numbers for one specific payment), software that automates paying supplier invoices (accounts payable, or AP, automation) and hotel and extended-stay booking services. Its cross-border service sends payments to close to 200 countries in 145 currencies and helps customers manage exchange-rate risk.

Most revenue comes from business customers, whose payment volumes tend to be fairly predictable. Corpay earns fees and charges on this activity, so revenue rises and falls with how much customers spend through its systems. Its virtual cards run on the Mastercard network, and merchants must enroll in Corpay's own vendor network to accept them. Rivals include banks offering commercial cards and payment services, specialist providers, and old habits like cash and paper checks.

In fiscal 2025, which ended December 31, 2025, revenue was about $4.53 billion. Vehicle Payments was the largest segment at 47.2%, followed by Corporate Payments at 36.1%, Lodging Payments at 10.4% and Other at 6.3%. The United States produced 48.7% of revenue, Brazil 15.8% and the United Kingdom 14.2%, with 21.4% from other countries.

Price history

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CPAY +57.2% over the year to Nov 2, 2026, total return with dividends reinvested.

Prices through Nov 2, 2026. Total return: the price with dividends reinvested.

How it makes money

By product or service

Vehicle Payments$2.14B47.2%
Corporate Payments$1.64B36.1%
Lodging Payments$469.5M10.4%
Other$285.1M6.3%

By business segment

Vehicle Payments$2.14B47.2%
Corporate Payments$1.64B36.1%
Lodging Payments$469.5M10.4%
Other$285.1M6.3%

By geography

United States$2.20B48.7%
Other$968.2M21.4%
Brazil$713.3M15.8%
United Kingdom$642.3M14.2%
Fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025, from the 10-K's XBRL data; shares of total revenue ($4.53B).

Latest results

  • In Q2 FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), revenue was $1.34B, up 21.5% from a year earlier, and net income was $248.3M (-12.6%).
  • For fiscal 2025, revenue was $4.53B (+13.9% year over year; +13.6% a year from FY2020 to FY2025) with a 23.6% net margin.

Financial health check

Revenue growth a year (FY2020–FY2025)+13.6% good
Operating margin44% good
Free cash flow margin28.7% good
Return on equity (FY2025)27.5% good
Return on assets (FY2025)4.1% watch
Net cash (cash minus debt)$-7.46B weak
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flow
FY2020$2.39B$704.2M$1.39B
FY2021$2.83B$839.5M$1.09B
FY2022$3.43B$954.3M$603.4M
FY2023$3.76B$981.9M$1.95B
FY2024$3.97B$1.00B$1.77B
FY2025$4.53B$1.07B$1.30B

Cash returned to shareholders

  • Over FY2021–FY2025: $5.52B in buybacks and $0.00 in dividends.
  • The company pays no regular dividend.
  • Shares outstanding changed -20.5% from Aug 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2026.

Valuation snapshot

Market value$26.87B
P/E ratio27.2
Dividend yieldNone
As of Nov 2, 2026.

Rank among 1514 US companies

Market value at each year end

End of 2016: $13.13B$13.1B2016End of 2017: $17.23B$17.2B2017End of 2018: $22.82B$22.8B2018End of 2019: $24.97B$25.0B2019End of 2020: $22.75B$22.8B2020End of 2021: $18.18B$18.2B2021End of 2022: $13.55B$13.5B2022End of 2023: $20.41B$20.4B2023End of 2024: $23.59B$23.6B2024End of 2025: $21.05B$21.1B2025Nov 2, 2026: $26.87B$26.9BNow
End of 2021: $18.18B$18.2B2021End of 2022: $13.55B$13.5B2022End of 2023: $20.41B$20.4B2023End of 2024: $23.59B$23.6B2024End of 2025: $21.05B$21.1B2025Nov 2, 2026: $26.87B$26.9BNow

Corpay’s market value went from $13.13B at the end of 2016 to $26.87B on Nov 2, 2026, about 2.0 times as much; since the end of 2025 it is up 28%.

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Year endMarket valueChange
Nov 2, 2026$26.87B+27.7%
2025$21.05B-10.8%
2024$23.59B+15.6%
2023$20.41B+50.6%
2022$13.55B-25.5%
2021$18.18B-20.1%
2020$22.75B-8.9%
2019$24.97B+9.4%
2018$22.82B+32.4%
2017$17.23B+31.2%
2016$13.13B
The year-end close times the shares outstanding on the latest 10-K or 10-Q cover before it. Changes in market value include new shares issued and shares bought back, so they differ from the stock’s return.

Price behavior

Volatility (1 year)36.2%annualized; the S&P 500 is usually 15–20%
Worst drop (1 year)-20.2%3 years: -34.5% · all history: -50.1%
Beta vs S&P 5000.80moves about with the market
Sharpe ratio (1 year)1.47return above cash per unit of risk
Since price data starts+18.6%a year over 15.9 years
Total over 5 years+69%10 years: +169%
52-week range$260.35 – $425.24
Last price $409.29 on Nov 2, 2026, 3.8% below the 52-week high · above its 200-day average ($355.82).
YTD1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yr
CPAY price data to Nov 2, 2026+36.0%+57.2%+20.0%+11.1%+10.4%
Multi-year figures are annualized total returns with dividends reinvested, computed from daily prices.
-3%201180%2012118%201327%2014-4%2015-1.0%201636%2017-3%201855%2019-5%2020-18%2021-18%202254%202320%2024-11%202536%2026*
36%2017-3%201855%2019-5%2020-18%2021-18%202254%202320%2024-11%202536%2026*
Calendar-year total returns from price data, dividends reinvested. * 2026 is year to date.
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YearPrice data
2026 (to date)+36.0%
2025-11.1%
2024+19.8%
2023+53.9%
2022-17.9%
2021-18.0%
2020-5.2%
2019+54.9%
2018-3.5%
2017+36.0%
2016-1.0%
2015-3.9%
2014+26.9%
2013+118.4%
2012+79.6%
2011-3.4%
2008 financial crisis
stocks fell Oct 9, 2007 – Mar 9, 2009
Before this security existed
2020 COVID crash
stocks fell Feb 19, 2020 – Mar 23, 2020
Lost 46.5% over that stretch · deepest drop along the way 46.5%, back to its old high 54.4 months after the low
2022 bear market
stocks fell Jan 3, 2022 – Oct 12, 2022
Lost 26.8% over that stretch · deepest drop along the way 35.3%, back to its old high 9.9 months after the low

Insider activity

Form 4 filings from 2025-10-27 to 2026-10-27 (25 read): 0 open-market purchases and 42 sales ($146.4M).

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 15, 2026Armando Lins Netto GroupPresident Brazil&USVehPmtsell$24.8M
Aug 24, 2026Ronald Clarke CEO & Chairman of BOD, Directorsell$21.6M
Aug 25, 2026Ronald Clarke CEO & Chairman of BOD, Directorsell$20.8M
Aug 25, 2026Ronald Clarke CEO & Chairman of BOD, Directorsell$10.2M
Aug 24, 2026Ronald Clarke CEO & Chairman of BOD, Directorsell$6.9M

Who owns it

Large shareholders (13G filings)

Orbis Investment Management Limited7.7%Jun 30, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management7.51%Mar 31, 2026
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.7.3%Sep 30, 2026
ORBIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD5.6%Dec 31, 2024
FMR LLC5.5%Jun 30, 2026
Ronald F. Clarke4.7%Dec 31, 2024
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.3.7%Dec 31, 2025

ETFs with the most weight in CPAY

IPAY Amplify Mobile Payments ETF4.37%
JMID Janus Henderson Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF2%
FDIG Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF1.62%
FDFF Fidelity Disruptive Finance ETF1.37%
TMSL T. Rowe Price Small-Mid Cap ETF1.29%
RSPF Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF1.28%
PSET Principal Quality ETF1.16%
RPG Invesco S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF1.14%
Held by 186 ETFs in our database.

What could go wrong

  1. Fee limits and Mastercard interchange changes. Revenue relies on fees and charges, including interchange, a per-purchase fee earned on its Mastercard virtual cards. Fee caps, lower interchange rates or breaking Mastercard and sponsor-bank rules could cut revenue.
  2. Dependence on oil companies and other partners. Several products rely on deals with oil companies, fuel and lodging merchants, truck stop operators, airlines and bank partners. Losing these relationships, or failing to add new ones, could hurt revenue.
  3. Stablecoins could disrupt cross-border payments. If stablecoins (digital tokens tied to a currency such as the dollar) and other blockchain payments catch on widely, Corpay's cross-border business could suffer and need costly new technology and compliance spending.
  4. Credit losses and payment fraud. Corpay's purchasing and travel cards come with credit lines. If customers fail to pay, or criminals misuse its cards and payment systems, Corpay could absorb significant losses.
  5. More goodwill write-downs from past deals. Acquisitions left large goodwill (the premium paid over acquired assets) and intangible assets on the balance sheet. Corpay has already booked impairment losses on them; further write-downs would reduce reported earnings.
  6. Heavy debt load. As of June 30, 2026, total debt was about $10.6 billion against $3.2 billion of cash and investments. The company warns this debt could limit its flexibility and hurt financial performance.

Recent events

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For income and retirement investors

Corpay pays no dividend and paid none in fiscal 2021 through 2025. It returned cash through share buybacks instead, spending about $5.52 billion on repurchases over those five years. The share count fell 20.5%, from 82.6 million on August 1, 2021 to 65.7 million on July 31, 2026, so each remaining share claims a larger slice of profits. For an income investor, though, buybacks put no cash in hand; anyone drawing spending money from this stock would have to trim shares.

The stock has fallen hard in downturns. In the 2020 COVID crash it dropped 46.5% between February 19 and March 23, 2020, and did not regain that peak until October 4, 2024, about 54 months later. In the 2022 bear market (a broad, prolonged market decline), it fell 35.3% from April 20 to October 12, 2022, then recovered by August 10, 2023, about 10 months later. Single stocks carry more risk than diversified funds.

Questions investors ask

Does Corpay pay a dividend?

No. Corpay paid no dividends in fiscal 2021 through 2025, and the stock had no dividend yield as of October 28, 2026. The company returned cash through share buybacks instead, spending about $5.52 billion on repurchases over those five years. That helped shrink the share count by 20.5% between August 2021 and July 2026. Investors who rely on regular income from their holdings get no cash payout from this stock.

How does Corpay make money?

Corpay earns fees and charges when businesses use its payment tools, so revenue rises with transaction volume. In fiscal 2025, revenue was about $4.53 billion. Vehicle Payments, such as fuel cards and tolls, brought in 47.2%. Corporate Payments, which covers supplier invoice automation, virtual cards and cross-border payments, brought in 36.1%. Lodging Payments, for hotel and extended-stay bookings, added 10.4%, and Other made up 6.3%. Interchange fees on its Mastercard virtual cards are one source of income.

Is Corpay the same company as FleetCor?

Yes. Corpay, Inc. was formerly named FleetCor Technologies. The company was incorporated in 2000, joined the S&P 500 in 2018 and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CPAY. Vehicle payments such as fuel cards and tolls were its largest segment in fiscal 2025, at 47.2% of revenue, while corporate payments made up 36.1% and lodging payments 10.4%.

How much debt does Corpay have?

Corpay had about $10.6 billion of total debt as of June 30, 2026, against about $3.2 billion of cash and investments. That leaves net debt (debt minus cash) of roughly $7.5 billion. Shareholders' equity was about $3.5 billion. In fiscal 2025 the company produced about $1.99 billion of operating income and $1.30 billion of free cash flow (cash left after running and investing in the business). Its 10-K warns that debt could limit its flexibility.

How has Corpay stock performed?

Returns have been strong over shorter periods and more modest over longer ones. As of October 28, 2026, the share price had risen 38.6% over one year, 21.3% a year over three years, 9.4% a year over five years and 8.6% a year over ten. Because Corpay pays no dividend, price return is the whole return. The path has been bumpy: the stock fell 11.1% in calendar 2025 and about 18% in both 2021 and 2022. Its deepest drop in nearly 16 years of price history was 50.1%.

Sources

  • SEC company facts (XBRL financial data), filed Aug 10, 2026 — SEC EDGAR
  • 10-K annual report, filed Feb 27, 2026 — SEC EDGAR
  • Prices: daily prices and dividends through Nov 2, 2026

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