Shift4 Payments (FOUR) EBITDA Margin (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted EBITDA Margin of 6.42% for Q1 2026, down 17.74% quarter-over-quarter from 7.81% in Q4 2025, and up 312.0% year-on-year from 1.56% in Q1 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) EBITDA Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has reported EBITDA Margin for 8 consecutive years, with 6.42% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 6.42%, up 312.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.65% (up 107.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.83%, up 105.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 6.42% for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, down from 7.81% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 11.27% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 2.59% in Q1 2022.
- Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 6.85%, with a median of 7.81% recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin jumped 1509 bps in 2022 and slumped 328 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 10.15% in 2022, then retreated by 20 bps to 8.09% in 2023, then increased by 24 bps to 10.07% in 2024, then fell by 23 bps to 7.81% in 2025, then declined by 18 bps to 6.42% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBITDA Margin figures were 6.42% in Q1 2026, 7.81% in Q4 2025, and 10.17% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA 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 | 6.42% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.79% |