Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted FCF Margin of 2.08% for Q2 2026, down 10.23 percentage points from 12.32% a year earlier and down 7.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Shift4 Payments was 9.47%, down 1.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 12.18%, up 0.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +13.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Shift4 Payments' FCF Margin was 11.98% in FY2024 (+1.53 pp), 10.45% in FY2023 (-0.67 pp), 11.12% in FY2022 (+14.25 pp) and -3.14% in FY2021 (-1.77 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.58 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 26.78 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 16.54 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was 9.10% (Q1 2026), 15.84% (Q4 2025) and 11.53% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.64% |
Shift4 Payments, Inc. FCF Margin API
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