Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Deferred Taxes of -$32.0 million for Q1 2026, down 328.57% quarter-over-quarter from $14.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 77.78% year-on-year from -$144.0 million in Q1 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has reported Deferred Taxes for 8 consecutive years, with -$32.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at -$32.0 million, down 77.78% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$7.0 million (up 97.94% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $7.0 million, up 102.17% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes was -$32.0 million for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, down from $14.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $14.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$290.8 million in Q3 2024.
- Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$22.3 million, with a median of -$2.6 million recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Deferred Taxes sank 145300.0% in 2024 and surged 163.93% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at $2.3 million in 2022, then sank by 73.91% to $600000.0 in 2023, then sank by 3750.0% to -$21.9 million in 2024, then surged by 163.93% to $14.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 328.57% to -$32.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Deferred Taxes figures were -$32.0 million in Q1 2026, $14.0 million in Q4 2025, and $13.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | -1.49 Bn |
| 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 | 5.00 Mn |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -9.44 Mn |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -11.00 Mn |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -800,000.00 |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | -51.78 Mn |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | -79.03 Mn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 3.62 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 392.00 Mn | -32.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -32.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -18.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -21.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -290.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 600,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -200,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 800,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -6.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -100,000.00 |