Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Debt Ratio (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Debt Ratio of 0.52 for Q1 2026, down 1.03% on a QoQ basis from 0.52 in Q4 2025, and down 26.83% year-over-year from 0.71 in Q1 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Debt Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments' Debt Ratio history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.52 for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 26.83% year-over-year to 0.52 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.52 (down 26.83% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.52, down 7.42% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.52 for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, down from 0.52 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.76 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.5 in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.61 and a median of 0.6 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Debt Ratio surged 37.25% — and 2026, when it declined 26.83%.
- Shift4 Payments' Debt Ratio stood at 0.68 in 2022, then dropped by 24.25% to 0.52 in 2023, then grew by 9.09% to 0.56 in 2024, then dropped by 7.42% to 0.52 in 2025, then decreased by 1.03% to 0.52 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FOUR's Debt Ratio at 0.52 in Q1 2026, 0.52 in Q4 2025, and 0.6 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 0.06 |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | - |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | 0.47 |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | 0.36 |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 0.07 |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.05 |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 0.21 |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 4.05 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 392.00 Mn | 0.52 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.71 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.56 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.66 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.68 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.70 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.73 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.74 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.74 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.65 |