Shift4 Payments (FOUR) EBIT Margin (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) reported EBIT Margin of 4.46% for Q1 2026, up 151.0% on a YoY basis from 1.78% in Q1 2025, and down 58.55% quarter-over-quarter from 10.76% in Q4 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) EBIT Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments has reported EBIT Margin for 8 years, with the latest figure at 4.46% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 151.0% year-over-year to 4.46%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.44% (up 122.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.4%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.46%, down from 10.76% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 10.76% in Q4 2025, with the low at 2.91% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 5.86% across 5 years, with a median of 5.58% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin soared 1527 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 316 bps.
- Shift4 Payments' EBIT Margin stood at 5.58% in 2022, then fell by 30 bps to 3.91% in 2023, then soared by 148 bps to 9.69% in 2024, then increased by 11 bps to 10.76% in 2025, then plunged by 59 bps to 4.46% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 4.46% (Q1 2026), 10.76% (Q4 2025), and 9.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 46.33% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 6.91% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 31.79% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 46.18% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 15.30% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 1.06% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 31.36% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 8.43% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -9.69% |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 2.80 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 392.00 Mn | 4.46% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.25% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.48% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.40% |