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

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) reported Net Cash Flow of -$251.0 million for Q1 2026, down 258.57% on a YoY basis from $158.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 52.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$529.8 million in Q4 2025.

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

Shift4 Payments has reported Net Cash Flow for 8 years, with the latest figure at -$251.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 258.57% year-over-year to -$251.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$490.0 million (down 171.97% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$309.0 million, down 141.87% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$251.0 million, up from -$529.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Cash Flow was $1.8 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at -$1.5 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged -$20.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$73.6 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Cash Flow jumped 1882.86% — and 2025, when it plunged 446.88%.
  • Shift4 Payments' Net Cash Flow stood at $102.5 million in 2022, then sank by 171.8% to -$73.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 79.76% to -$132.3 million in 2024, then sank by 300.45% to -$529.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 52.62% to -$251.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$251.0 million (Q1 2026), -$529.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$1.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 7.92 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 19.11 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 875.84 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.09 Bn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 426.25 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn -271.50 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn -762.84 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn -9.94 Mn
10 Shift4 Payments 2.80 Bn 2.34 Bn 392.00 Mn -251.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -251.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -251.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -529.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -529.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -70.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -70.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -132.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -132.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -296.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -296.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -12.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -12.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -73.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -73.60 Mn