Shift4 Payments (FOUR) EBITDA Margin (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments' (FOUR) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 4.46% in Q1 2026, up 151.0% YoY from 1.78% in Q1 2025, and down 58.55% on a QoQ basis from 10.76% in Q4 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) EBITDA Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has 8 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 4.46% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 151.0% year-over-year to 4.46% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.44% (up 122.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.4%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin slipped to 4.46% in Q1 2026, from 10.76% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 10.76% in Q4 2025 to a low of 2.91% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 5.86% and a median of 5.58% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin soared 1527 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 316 bps.
- Tracing FOUR's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: 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 EBITDA 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) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,576.39 Bn | 3,443.64 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 45.11% |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies | 412.58 Bn | 403.17 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 47.12% |
| 3 | Oracle | 407.66 Bn | 375.77 Bn | - | 31.97% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 299.27 Bn | 296.16 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -6.10% |
| 5 | Fortinet | 115.83 Bn | 111.76 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 106.65 Bn | 102.48 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -29.55% |
| 7 | Synopsys | 76.61 Bn | 74.41 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 8.43% |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 51.53 Bn | 45.99 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -1.90% |
| 9 | Block | 47.55 Bn | 41.12 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 6.75% |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 3.69 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 446.00 Mn | 7.34% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.34% |
| 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% |