Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments' (FOUR) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $128.0 million in Q1 2026, up 93.94% YoY from $66.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 32.02% on a QoQ basis from $188.3 million in Q4 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has 8 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $128.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 93.94% year-over-year to $128.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $571.0 million (up 28.23% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $509.0 million, up 3.25% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow fell to $128.0 million in Q1 2026, from $188.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $199.6 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$3.7 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $98.0 million and a median of $113.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 102.68% — and 2024, when it soared 5494.59%.
- Tracing FOUR's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $138.3 million in 2022, then sank by 102.68% to -$3.7 million in 2023, then soared by 5494.59% to $199.6 million in 2024, then dropped by 5.66% to $188.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 32.02% to $128.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $128.0 million (Q1 2026), $188.3 million (Q4 2025), and $135.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,576.39 Bn | 3,443.64 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 19.64 Bn |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies | 412.58 Bn | 403.17 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 3 | Oracle | 407.66 Bn | 375.77 Bn | - | -1.87 Bn |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 299.27 Bn | 296.16 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 788.00 Mn |
| 5 | Fortinet | 115.83 Bn | 111.76 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 965.60 Mn |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 106.65 Bn | 102.48 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 67.60 Mn |
| 7 | Synopsys | 76.61 Bn | 74.41 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 775.42 Mn |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 51.53 Bn | 45.99 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -5.74 Bn |
| 9 | Block | 47.55 Bn | 41.12 Bn | 3.17 Bn | -7.56 Bn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 3.69 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 446.00 Mn | 27.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 128.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 128.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 188.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 188.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 135.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 135.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 119.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 119.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 66.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 66.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 199.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 199.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 113.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 113.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 66.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 66.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 113.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 113.70 Mn |