Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) FCF Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026)

Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.12 for Q1 2026, down 75.87% quarter-over-quarter from 0.49 in Q4 2025.

Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) FCF Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shift4 Payments has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 6 years, with the latest figure at 0.12 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio changed N/A year-over-year to 0.12; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.19 (up 23582.24% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.14, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.12, down from 0.49 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.49 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.19 in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.06 across 4 years, with a median of 0.02 in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 799.7% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 318.75% in 2024.
  • Shift4 Payments' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.04 in 2023, then slumped by 318.75% to 0.19 in 2024, then jumped by 358.98% to 0.49 in 2025, then tumbled by 75.87% to 0.12 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.12 (Q1 2026), 0.49 (Q4 2025), and 0.09 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 0.43
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 0.15
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn -
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn -
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 0.00
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn -
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn -
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn -
10 Shift4 Payments - - 392.00 Mn 0.12

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.12
Dec 31, 2025 0.49
Sep 30, 2025 0.09
Jun 30, 2025 0.13
Dec 31, 2024 -0.19
Sep 30, 2024 0.03
Jun 30, 2024 0.02
Mar 31, 2024 0.00
Dec 31, 2023 -0.04
Sep 30, 2023 0.00
Jun 30, 2023 0.01
Mar 31, 2023 0.02
Dec 31, 2020 0.02
Sep 30, 2020 0.07
Jun 30, 2020 -0.13
Mar 31, 2020 0.01
Dec 31, 2019 -0.48