Shift4 Payments FOUR
NYSE FOUR
$45.93 +1.72 (+3.89%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Shift4 Payments' (FOUR) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 7.34% in Q2 2026, down 126.0% on a YoY basis from 28.22% in Q2 2025, and up 64.47% quarter-over-quarter from 4.46% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has reported Operating Margin for 8 consecutive years, with 7.34% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Margin fell 126.0% year-over-year to 7.34%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 8.1% (up 50.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.4%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin rose to 7.34% in Q2 2026 per FOUR's latest filing, from 4.46% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 10.76% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 2.91% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 5.94% across 5 years, with a median of 6.1% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin jumped 1527 bps in 2022, then tumbled 316 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 5.58% in 2022, then decreased by 30 bps to 3.91% in 2023, then surged by 148 bps to 9.69% in 2024, then gained by 11 bps to 10.76% in 2025, then slumped by 32 bps to 7.34% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 7.34%, 4.46%, and 10.76% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Block 49.71 Bn 43.24 Bn 3.17 Bn 6.75%
2 PayPal Holdings 47.38 Bn 36.12 Bn - 16.44%
3 Fiserv 28.18 Bn 27.58 Bn 3.59 Bn 19.18%
4 Corpay 27.33 Bn 20.64 Bn 1.19 Bn 35.28%
5 Global Payments 24.60 Bn 19.84 Bn 2.03 Bn 10.15%
6 Shift4 Payments 7.14 Bn 6.90 Bn 446.00 Mn 7.34%
7 Wex 6.65 Bn 551.23 Mn 463.80 Mn 26.97%
8 Aci Worldwide 5.36 Bn 5.19 Bn 181.57 Mn 10.37%
9 dLocal 4.58 Bn 3.70 Bn 127.15 Mn 16.05%
10 Paymentus Holdings 4.56 Bn 4.18 Bn 94.31 Mn 9.04%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 7.34%
Mar 31, 2026 4.46%
Dec 31, 2025 10.76%
Sep 30, 2025 9.74%
Jun 30, 2025 8.59%
Mar 31, 2025 2.95%
Dec 31, 2024 9.69%
Sep 30, 2024 8.84%
Jun 30, 2024 7.16%
Mar 31, 2024 3.03%
Dec 31, 2023 3.91%
Sep 30, 2023 6.62%
Jun 30, 2023 5.32%
Mar 31, 2023 1.61%
Dec 31, 2022 5.58%
Sep 30, 2022 9.78%
Jun 30, 2022 4.52%
Mar 31, 2022 -2.91%
Dec 31, 2021 -1.25%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.48%