Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Debt to Equity (2019 - 2026)

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Debt to Equity of $2.55 for Q1 2026, down 18.96% quarter-over-quarter from $3.15 in Q4 2025, and down 8.72% year-on-year from $2.8 in Q1 2025.

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Debt to Equity (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has reported Debt to Equity for 8 consecutive years, with $2.55 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $2.55, down 8.72% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.55 (down 8.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.15, up 12.96% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $2.55 for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, down from $3.15 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $6.5 in Q2 2022 and troughed at $1.83 in Q2 2024.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $3.08, with a median of $2.8 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity soared 159.47% in 2022 and slumped 49.78% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Debt to Equity stood at $3.62 in 2022, then sank by 44.39% to $2.01 in 2023, then jumped by 38.57% to $2.79 in 2024, then climbed by 12.96% to $3.15 in 2025, then retreated by 18.96% to $2.55 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Debt to Equity figures were $2.55 in Q1 2026, $3.15 in Q4 2025, and $2.14 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 0.10
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.84
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn -
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn -
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 0.17
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 0.50
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 0.85
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 0.33
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 0.08
10 Shift4 Payments 3.62 Bn 3.16 Bn 392.00 Mn 2.55

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.55
Dec 31, 2025 3.15
Sep 30, 2025 2.14
Jun 30, 2025 1.87
Mar 31, 2025 2.80
Dec 31, 2024 2.79
Sep 30, 2024 2.71
Jun 30, 2024 1.83
Mar 31, 2024 1.96
Dec 31, 2023 2.01
Sep 30, 2023 3.23
Jun 30, 2023 3.64
Mar 31, 2023 3.31
Dec 31, 2022 3.62
Sep 30, 2022 4.13
Jun 30, 2022 6.50
Mar 31, 2022 4.15
Dec 31, 2021 4.35
Sep 30, 2021 3.99
Jun 30, 2021 2.50