Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026)

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Free Cash Flow of $128.0 million for Q1 2026, up 19.07% quarter-over-quarter from $107.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 34.74% year-on-year from $95.0 million in Q1 2025.

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has reported Free Cash Flow for 8 consecutive years, with $128.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $128.0 million, up 34.74% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $542.0 million (up 42.52% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $509.0 million, up 27.57% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $128.0 million for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, up from $107.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $165.4 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $20.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $96.2 million, with a median of $107.5 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow surged 2759.62% in 2022 and plunged 56.4% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $138.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 56.4% to $60.3 million in 2023, then slumped by 41.63% to $35.2 million in 2024, then surged by 205.4% to $107.5 million in 2025, then increased by 19.07% to $128.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $128.0 million in Q1 2026, $107.5 million in Q4 2025, and $165.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 15.80 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 13.85 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 891.76 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 384.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 395.40 Mn
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 1.02 Bn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 93.10 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 821.51 Mn
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 935.02 Mn
10 Shift4 Payments 3.62 Bn 3.16 Bn 392.00 Mn 128.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 128.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 128.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 107.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 107.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 165.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 165.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 141.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 141.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 95.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 95.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 35.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 35.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 140.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 140.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 109.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 109.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 113.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 113.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 60.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 60.30 Mn