Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) EBIT Margin (2019 - 2026)

Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) reported EBIT Margin of 4.46% for Q1 2026, up 151.0% on a YoY basis from 1.78% in Q1 2025, and down 58.55% quarter-over-quarter from 10.76% in Q4 2025.

Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) EBIT Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shift4 Payments has reported EBIT Margin for 8 years, with the latest figure at 4.46% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 151.0% year-over-year to 4.46%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.44% (up 122.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.4%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.46%, down from 10.76% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 10.76% in Q4 2025, with the low at 2.91% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 5.86% across 5 years, with a median of 5.58% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin soared 1527 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 316 bps.
  • Shift4 Payments' EBIT Margin stood at 5.58% in 2022, then fell by 30 bps to 3.91% in 2023, then soared by 148 bps to 9.69% in 2024, then increased by 11 bps to 10.76% in 2025, then plunged by 59 bps to 4.46% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 4.46% (Q1 2026), 10.76% (Q4 2025), and 9.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 46.33%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 6.91%
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 31.79%
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 46.18%
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 15.30%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.06%
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 31.36%
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.43%
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn -9.69%
10 Shift4 Payments - - 392.00 Mn 4.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.46%
Dec 31, 2025 10.76%
Sep 30, 2025 9.74%
Jun 30, 2025 8.60%
Mar 31, 2025 2.95%
Dec 31, 2024 9.69%
Sep 30, 2024 8.84%
Jun 30, 2024 7.16%
Mar 31, 2024 3.03%
Dec 31, 2023 3.91%
Sep 30, 2023 6.62%
Jun 30, 2023 5.32%
Mar 31, 2023 1.61%
Dec 31, 2022 5.58%
Sep 30, 2022 9.78%
Jun 30, 2022 4.52%
Mar 31, 2022 -2.91%
Dec 31, 2021 -1.25%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.48%
Jun 30, 2021 1.40%