Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Deferred Taxes of -$32.0 million for Q1 2026, down 328.57% on a QoQ basis from $14.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 77.78% year-over-year from -$144.0 million in Q1 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments' Deferred Taxes history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$32.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 77.78% year-over-year to -$32.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$7.0 million (up 97.94% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $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.
- Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $14.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$290.8 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$22.3 million and a median of -$2.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Deferred Taxes slumped 145300.0% — and 2025, when it soared 163.93%.
- Shift4 Payments' Deferred Taxes stood at $2.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 73.91% to $600000.0 in 2023, then plunged by 3750.0% to -$21.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 163.93% to $14.0 million in 2025, then sank by 328.57% to -$32.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FOUR's Deferred Taxes at -$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 | 2,920.72 Bn | 2,796.28 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,685.31 Bn | 2,685.31 Bn | 358.92 Mn | 4.78 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 336.16 Bn | 304.27 Bn | - | -622.00 Mn |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 334.04 Bn | 333.89 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 296.67 Bn | 288.65 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 221.87 Bn | 217.33 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 5.00 Mn |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 180.59 Bn | 177.49 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -9.44 Mn |
| 8 | Fortinet | 108.12 Bn | 104.82 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -11.00 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.22 Bn | 92.27 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -800,000.00 |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 4.06 Bn | 3.58 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 |