Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments' Free Cash Flow came in at $27 million for Q2 2026, down 77.3% from $119 million a year earlier and down 73.5% from the prior quarter.
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Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Shift4 Payments reported Free Cash Flow of $453 million, up 12.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $509 million, up 27.6% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has increased in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $399 million in FY2024 (+48.9%), $268 million in FY2023 (+20.9%), $221.6 million in FY2022 and -$42.9 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q2 2022.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 29.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 209.6%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 77.3%).
- Business Quant data shows FOUR's Free Cash Flow at $102 million (Q1 2026), $188.3 million (Q4 2025) and $135.7 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.56 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 971.96 Mn |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.29 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | 1.43 Bn |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.53 Bn | -4.11 Bn | - | 405.46 Mn |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.43 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 530.00 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.86 Bn | 18.68 Bn | - | -735.05 Mn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.78 Bn | 604.58 Mn | 2.01 Bn | -392.83 Mn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.57 Bn | 10.14 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 281.76 Mn |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.44 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 282.19 Mn |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.95 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 121.34 Mn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 6.80 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 459.00 Mn | 188.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 188.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 96.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 187.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 128.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 118.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 65.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 104.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 111.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 87.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 89.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 80.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 66.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 62.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 124.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 45.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -15.80 Mn |
API Access
Shift4 Payments Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "FOUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();