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

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

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

Shift4 Payments has reported Free Cash Flow for 8 years, with the latest figure at $128.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 34.74% year-over-year to $128.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $542.0 million (up 42.52% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $509.0 million, up 27.57% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $128.0 million, up from $107.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $165.4 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $20.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $96.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $107.5 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow soared 2759.62% — and 2023, when it slumped 56.4%.
  • Shift4 Payments' Free Cash Flow stood at $138.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 56.4% to $60.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 41.63% to $35.2 million in 2024, then surged by 205.4% to $107.5 million in 2025, then advanced by 19.07% to $128.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $128.0 million (Q1 2026), $107.5 million (Q4 2025), and $165.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 15.80 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 9.49 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 891.76 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 384.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 395.40 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 1.02 Bn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 821.51 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 93.10 Mn
10 Shift4 Payments 2.80 Bn 2.34 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