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

Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) posted 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 (FOUR-PA) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 6 consecutive years, with 0.12 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.12, changed N/A year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.19 (up 23582.24% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.14, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.12 for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, down from 0.49 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.49 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.19 in Q4 2024.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 4 years is 0.06, with a median of 0.02 recorded in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 799.7% in 2024, down 318.75% in 2024.
  • Over 4 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.04 in 2023, then sank by 318.75% to 0.19 in 2024, then jumped by 358.98% to 0.49 in 2025, then slumped by 75.87% to 0.12 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.12 in Q1 2026, 0.49 in Q4 2025, and 0.09 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 0.43
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 0.11
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn -
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn -
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 0.00
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn -
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn -
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn -
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn -
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