Shift4 Payments (FOUR) EBIT Margin (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted EBIT Margin of 4.46% for Q1 2026, down 58.55% quarter-over-quarter from 10.76% in Q4 2025, and up 151.0% year-on-year from 1.78% in Q1 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) EBIT Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has reported EBIT Margin for 8 consecutive years, with 4.46% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 4.46%, up 151.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.44% (up 122.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.4%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 4.46% for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, down from 10.76% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 10.76% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 2.91% in Q1 2022.
- Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 5.86%, with a median of 5.58% recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin surged 1527 bps in 2022 and plunged 316 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 5.58% in 2022, then slipped by 30 bps to 3.91% in 2023, then soared by 148 bps to 9.69% in 2024, then advanced by 11 bps to 10.76% in 2025, then tumbled by 59 bps to 4.46% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBIT Margin figures were 4.46% in Q1 2026, 10.76% in Q4 2025, and 9.74% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 46.33% |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 31.97% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 46.18% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 15.30% |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 1.06% |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 31.36% |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -9.69% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 8.43% |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | -2.84% |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 3.62 Bn | 3.16 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% |