Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Interest Coverage Ratio (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.77 for Q1 2026, down 10.77% on a YoY basis from 0.86 in Q1 2025, and down 63.13% quarter-over-quarter from 2.09 in Q4 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Interest Coverage Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 8 years, with the latest figure at 0.77 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 10.77% year-over-year to 0.77; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.66 (down 45.14% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.85, down 53.63% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.77, down from 2.09 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 7.31 in Q2 2024, with the low at 1.48 in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 3.0 across 5 years, with a median of 2.73 in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Coverage Ratio soared 951.76% — and 2025, when it sank 71.14%.
- Shift4 Payments' Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 3.8 in 2022, then decreased by 8.0% to 3.49 in 2023, then slipped by 10.49% to 3.13 in 2024, then slumped by 33.28% to 2.09 in 2025, then slumped by 63.13% to 0.77 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 0.77 (Q1 2026), 2.09 (Q4 2025), and 1.88 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 49.35 |
| 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 | 4.63 |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 1.83 |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 138.10 |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.25 |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -24.19 |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 2.80 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 392.00 Mn | 0.77 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.77 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.09 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.88 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.86 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.13 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.31 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.64 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.59 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.24 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.09 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.80 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.45 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.73 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.76 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.78 |