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

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DateValue
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%