Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) reported Operating Expenses of $238.0 million for Q1 2026, up 52.56% on a YoY basis from $156.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 36.7% quarter-over-quarter from $174.1 million in Q4 2025.

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shift4 Payments has reported Operating Expenses for 8 years, with the latest figure at $238.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 52.56% year-over-year to $238.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $753.4 million (up 45.61% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $700.0 million, up 48.62% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $238.0 million, up from $174.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $238.0 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $82.5 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $124.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $112.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses slipped 9.45% — and 2025, when it surged 59.26%.
  • Shift4 Payments' Operating Expenses stood at $93.2 million in 2022, then grew by 22.75% to $114.4 million in 2023, then rose by 11.01% to $127.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 37.09% to $174.1 million in 2025, then surged by 36.7% to $238.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $238.0 million (Q1 2026), $174.1 million (Q4 2025), and $193.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 10.85 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 6.42 Mn
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 11.73 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 662.79 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.51 Bn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 979.89 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 905.10 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.57 Bn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 517.59 Mn
10 Shift4 Payments 2.80 Bn 2.34 Bn 392.00 Mn 238.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 238.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 174.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 193.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 147.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 156.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 127.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 121.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 112.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 109.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 114.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 85.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 90.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 87.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 93.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 82.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 82.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 96.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 89.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 70.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 73.20 Mn