Corpay, Inc.
CPAY Technology · Software - InfrastructureNot yet scored
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What the filing actually says.
The filing reads as a growth story driven by Corporate Payments, but the numbers show growth that is partly reported rather than repeated. Consolidated revenues, net rose about 14% to $4,528.4 million, while net income attributable to Corpay rose about 6.6% to $1,069.8 million, and operating income rose about 11% to $1.99 billion. Net income grew more slowly than operating income, and the 2024 base includes a $121.3 million net gain from the Comdata merchant solutions disposal, which makes the year-over-year comparison harder to read. Geographic growth was broad: Brazil revenue rose to $713.3 million from $594.3 million, the United Kingdom to $642.3 million from $542.0 million, and the United States to $2,204.6 million from $2,078.6 million. Lodging Payments was the one reportable segment that declined. The company names its partnership interest in AvidXchange and the Alpha acquisition in its forward-looking statements, and the pro forma table is the clearest way to separate acquired growth from organic growth. Adjusted EBITDA margin eased to 56.6% from 57.1%, and adjusted measures are non-GAAP, so readers may want to compare them with the GAAP reconciliation in the filing. No forensic scores, including the Beneish M-Score, Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score or Fog Index, were on file for this synthesis, so none are assessed here. Readers who want an independent check on earnings quality may want to look at those screens in other sources.
Catalyst.Corpay's 2025 revenues, net rose to $4,528.4 million from $3,974.6 million, about 14% growth, and net income attributable to Corpay reached $1,069.8 million versus $1,003.7 million. Corporate Payments drove much of the increase, with segment revenue up 34% to $1,635.1 million and spend volume up 50% to $258.5 billion. On a pro forma and macro adjusted basis, that segment grew 17%, which indicates that acquisitions and macro factors account for a large share of the increase. Vehicle Payments rose 6% to $2,138.7 million, while Lodging Payments declined to $469.5 million from $488.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA reached $2,565.1 million, a 56.6% margin compared with 57.1% a year earlier.
Hidden risk.The gap between reported and pro forma growth is the main tension. Corporate Payments revenue grew 34% as reported but 17% on a pro forma and macro adjusted basis, so a large part of the increase reflects changes in the business's scope and market conditions rather than organic growth alone. Revenue as a share of spend also fell, from 0.71% to 0.63%. The forward-looking statements also cite a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission, remediation of material weaknesses in internal control, and risks from derivative instruments used in cross-border solutions. The risk-factor text provided is truncated, so readers may want to read Item 1A in full.
What traders are betting.
The metric
Shares that traders have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back. Brokers report the total to FINRA twice a month. Days to cover divides it by the shares that change hands on a typical day.
- Shares sold short
- 3.5M
- Change since Aug 31
- +27.2%
- Days to cover
- 7.4
What it tells us
A noticeable minority of traders is betting that CPAY shares will fall.
Short sellers added to their bets: shares sold short grew 27.2% since the Aug 31 report.
Short sellers would need about 7.4 days of normal trading to buy back every borrowed share. A slow exit like that can make a rush to cover sharper.
How investors use it
- Squeeze watching. Some aggressive traders seek out heavily shorted stocks, betting that good news will force short sellers to buy back shares and push the price higher.
- Hedging. Funds short one company to offset risk in another, often owning a stronger business and shorting a weaker one in the same industry.
- Timing. Chart-based traders pair rising short interest with price patterns, such as a break below a level where buyers used to step in, to decide when to enter or exit.
- Warning sign. Some owners treat a sharp rise in short interest as a red flag and respond by tightening stop-loss orders or holding smaller positions.
Annual report, quarterly reports & proxy statement
The annual report (10-K), quarterly reports (10-Q), proxy statement (DEF 14A) and current reports (8-K) Corpay filed in the last 12 months, each linked to the original document on SEC EDGAR.
- Aug 7, 202610-QQuarterly report0EDGAR →
- Jul 24, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 5.02: Departure/appointment of officers or directorsEDGAR →★ Curriculum-relevant
- May 7, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-05-07)Item 2.02: Results of operations (earnings); Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure (investor materials)0EDGAR →
- Apr 27, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-04-27)Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure (investor materials)0EDGAR →
- Apr 10, 2026DEF 14AProxy statement (2025-12-31)0EDGAR →
- Feb 27, 202610-KAnnual report (2025-12-31)Period: 2025-12-310EDGAR →
- Feb 26, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-02-26)Item 5.08: Shareholder director nominations; Item 8.01: Other events0EDGAR →
- Nov 10, 202510-QQuarterly report (2025-09-30)Period: 2025-09-300EDGAR →
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