Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) reported FCF Margin of 11.42% for Q1 2026, up 22.0% on a YoY basis from 9.36% in Q1 2025, and up 26.25% quarter-over-quarter from 9.04% in Q4 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments has reported FCF Margin for 8 years, with the latest figure at 11.42% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 22.0% year-over-year to 11.42%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.17% (up 122.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.18%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 11.42%, up from 9.04% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Margin was 25.72% in Q4 2022, with the low at 3.97% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 12.48% across 5 years, with a median of 13.25% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin jumped 2702 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 1717 bps.
- Shift4 Payments' FCF Margin stood at 25.72% in 2022, then plunged by 67 bps to 8.55% in 2023, then plunged by 54 bps to 3.97% in 2024, then surged by 128 bps to 9.04% in 2025, then climbed by 26 bps to 11.42% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 11.42% (Q1 2026), 9.04% (Q4 2025), and 14.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 19.07% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | - |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 55.23% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 54.62% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 14.80% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 30.29% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 55.21% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 34.10% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 14.55% |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | - | - | 392.00 Mn | 11.42% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.36% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.40% |