Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) EBITDA Margin (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) reported EBITDA Margin of 6.42% for Q1 2026, up 312.0% on a YoY basis from 1.56% in Q1 2025, and down 17.74% quarter-over-quarter from 7.81% in Q4 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) EBITDA Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments has reported EBITDA Margin for 8 years, with the latest figure at 6.42% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 312.0% year-over-year to 6.42%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.65% (up 107.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.83%, up 105.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 6.42%, down from 7.81% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 11.27% in Q3 2022, with the low at 2.59% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 6.85% across 5 years, with a median of 7.81% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin surged 1509 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 328 bps.
- Shift4 Payments' EBITDA Margin stood at 10.15% in 2022, then dropped by 20 bps to 8.09% in 2023, then advanced by 24 bps to 10.07% in 2024, then slipped by 23 bps to 7.81% in 2025, then decreased by 18 bps to 6.42% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 6.42% (Q1 2026), 7.81% (Q4 2025), and 10.17% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA 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 | 3.18% |
| 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 | 6.42% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.79% |