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

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted FCF Margin of 11.42% for Q1 2026, up 26.25% quarter-over-quarter from 9.04% in Q4 2025, and up 22.0% year-on-year from 9.36% in Q1 2025.

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has reported FCF Margin for 8 consecutive years, with 11.42% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 11.42%, up 22.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.17% (up 122.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.18%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 11.42% for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, up from 9.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 25.72% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 3.97% in Q4 2024.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 12.48%, with a median of 13.25% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin soared 2702 bps in 2022 and plunged 1717 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 25.72% in 2022, then tumbled by 67 bps to 8.55% in 2023, then tumbled by 54 bps to 3.97% in 2024, then surged by 128 bps to 9.04% in 2025, then rose by 26 bps to 11.42% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 11.42% in Q1 2026, 9.04% in Q4 2025, and 14.05% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 19.07%
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 72.18%
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 54.62%
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 14.80%
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 30.29%
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 55.21%
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 14.55%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 34.10%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 15.44%
10 Shift4 Payments 3.62 Bn 3.16 Bn 392.00 Mn 11.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.42%
Dec 31, 2025 9.04%
Sep 30, 2025 14.05%
Jun 30, 2025 14.60%
Mar 31, 2025 11.20%
Dec 31, 2024 3.97%
Sep 30, 2024 15.45%
Jun 30, 2024 13.25%
Mar 31, 2024 16.07%
Dec 31, 2023 8.55%
Sep 30, 2023 20.34%
Jun 30, 2023 9.04%
Mar 31, 2023 14.02%
Dec 31, 2022 25.72%
Sep 30, 2022 15.20%
Jun 30, 2022 4.93%
Mar 31, 2022 5.20%
Dec 31, 2021 -1.30%
Sep 30, 2021 3.36%
Jun 30, 2021 -1.40%