Growth Metrics

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026)

Shift4 Payments filings provide 8 years of FCF Margin readings, the most recent being 11.42% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 22.0% to 11.42% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 12.17% through Mar 2026, up 122.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 12.18% for FY2025, 20.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin hit 11.42% in Q1 2026 for Shift4 Payments, up from 9.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 25.72% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 3.97% in Q4 2024.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 12.48%, with a median of 13.25% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Margin surged 2702bps in 2022 before it plummeted -1717bps in 2023.
  • Shift4 Payments' FCF Margin stood at 25.72% in 2022, then tumbled by -67bps to 8.55% in 2023, then tumbled by -54bps to 3.97% in 2024, then soared by 128bps to 9.04% in 2025, then grew by 26bps to 11.42% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FOUR's FCF Margin are 11.42% (Q1 2026), 9.04% (Q4 2025), and 14.05% (Q3 2025).