Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Debt Ratio (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) reported Debt Ratio of 0.52 for Q1 2026, down 9.13% on a YoY basis from 0.57 in Q1 2025, and down 1.03% quarter-over-quarter from 0.52 in Q4 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Debt Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments has reported Debt Ratio for 8 years, with the latest figure at 0.52 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 9.13% year-over-year to 0.52; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.52 (down 9.13% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.52, down 7.42% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.52, down from 0.52 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.76 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.5 in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.6 across 5 years, with a median of 0.56 in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio climbed 17.05% — and 2024, when it retreated 25.51%.
- Shift4 Payments' Debt Ratio stood at 0.68 in 2022, then decreased by 24.25% to 0.52 in 2023, then advanced by 9.09% to 0.56 in 2024, then decreased by 7.42% to 0.52 in 2025, then fell by 1.03% to 0.52 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.52 (Q1 2026), 0.52 (Q4 2025), and 0.52 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 0.06 |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | - |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 0.51 |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 0.07 |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.05 |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.21 |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 0.21 |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 2.80 Bn | 2.34 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 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.57 |
| 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 | 0.71 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.74 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.74 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.65 |