Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Capital Expenditures (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Capital Expenditures of $36 million for Q2 2026, up 56.5% from $23 million a year earlier and up 12.5% from the prior quarter.
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Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Capital Expenditures (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Shift4 Payments was $140 million, up 30.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $125 million, up 23.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 53.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Shift4 Payments' Capital Expenditures was $101 million in FY2024 (+29.5%), $78 million in FY2023 (+45.0%), $53.8 million in FY2022 (+17.2%) and $45.9 million in FY2021 (+216.6%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has run from a low of $9.9 million in Q1 2022 to a high of $36.6 million in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 29.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 272.7%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 10.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior quarters was $32 million (Q1 2026), $35.4 million (Q4 2025) and $36.6 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.56 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 44.21 Mn |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.29 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | 161.00 Mn |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.53 Bn | -4.11 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.43 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 482.00 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.86 Bn | 18.68 Bn | - | 37.85 Mn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.78 Bn | 604.58 Mn | 2.01 Bn | 231.94 Mn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.57 Bn | 10.14 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 2.12 Mn |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.44 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 20.49 Mn |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.95 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 4.73 Mn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 6.80 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 459.00 Mn | 33.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 33.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 42.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 38.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 43.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.50 Mn |
API Access
Shift4 Payments Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "FOUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();