Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Change in Cash (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Change in Cash of -$262.0 million for Q1 2026, up 50.1% on a QoQ basis from -$525.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 376.36% year-over-year from $94.8 million in Q1 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Change in Cash (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments' Change in Cash history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$262.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Change in Cash fell 376.36% year-over-year to -$262.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$461.0 million (down 167.66% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$254.0 million, down 135.43% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash was -$262.0 million for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, up from -$525.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $1.9 billion in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$1.5 billion in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$18.2 million and a median of -$61.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Cash soared 1955.34% — and 2026, when it plunged 376.36%.
- Shift4 Payments' Change in Cash stood at $103.8 million in 2022, then plunged by 159.54% to -$61.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 153.4% to -$156.6 million in 2024, then tumbled by 235.31% to -$525.1 million in 2025, then jumped by 50.1% to -$262.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FOUR's Change in Cash at -$262.0 million in Q1 2026, -$525.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$1.5 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,920.72 Bn | 2,796.28 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 7.81 Bn |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,685.31 Bn | 2,685.31 Bn | 358.92 Mn | -50.79 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 336.16 Bn | 304.27 Bn | - | -7.17 Bn |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 334.04 Bn | 333.89 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 296.67 Bn | 288.65 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 873.43 Mn |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 221.87 Bn | 217.33 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 180.59 Bn | 177.49 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 428.56 Mn |
| 8 | Fortinet | 108.12 Bn | 104.82 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -271.50 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.22 Bn | 92.27 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -9.94 Mn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 4.06 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 392.00 Mn | -262.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -262.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -525.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -55.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -156.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -299.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -61.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 58.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -92.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 103.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -345.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -170.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -42.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -56.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 588.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -145.20 Mn |