Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) posted Retained Earnings of -$5.0 million for Q1 2026, down 110.64% quarter-over-quarter from $47.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 92.31% year-on-year from -$65.0 million in Q1 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments (FOUR-PA) has reported Retained Earnings for 8 consecutive years, with -$5.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$5.0 million, down 92.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$5.0 million (down 92.31% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $47.0 million, up 120.61% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was -$5.0 million for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, down from $47.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $62.9 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$387.6 million in Q2 2023.
- Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is -$162.6 million, with a median of -$228.0 million recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings plunged 96800.0% in 2023 and surged 985.92% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $8.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 4277.11% to -$346.7 million in 2023, then surged by 34.24% to -$228.0 million in 2024, then soared by 120.61% to $47.0 million in 2025, then sank by 110.64% to -$5.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were -$5.0 million in Q1 2026, $47.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$283.4 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 302.53 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | -1.38 Bn |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 601,000.00 |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 3.25 Bn |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -1.28 Bn |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -782.00 Mn |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -1.23 Bn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 10.38 Bn |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | -252.13 Mn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | - | - | 392.00 Mn | -5.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 47.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -283.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 62.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -228.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -257.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -326.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -346.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -355.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -387.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -348.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -700,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -400,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -332.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -325.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -315.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -306.70 Mn |