Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments' (FOUR) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$5.0 million in Q1 2026, down 92.31% YoY from -$65.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 110.64% on a QoQ basis from $47.0 million in Q4 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has 8 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$5.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 92.31% year-over-year to -$5.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$5.0 million (down 92.31% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $47.0 million, up 120.61% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings retreated to -$5.0 million in Q1 2026, from $47.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $47.1 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$422.8 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$128.1 million and a median of -$2.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Retained Earnings tumbled 50614.29% — and 2025, when it soared 128.64%.
- Tracing FOUR's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $8.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 69.88% to $14.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 1717.02% to -$228.0 million in 2024, then soared by 120.61% to $47.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 110.64% to -$5.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$5.0 million (Q1 2026), $47.0 million (Q4 2025), and $47.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,576.39 Bn | 3,443.64 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 328.27 Bn |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies | 412.58 Bn | 403.17 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 11.41 Bn |
| 3 | Oracle | 407.66 Bn | 375.77 Bn | - | -4.31 Bn |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 299.27 Bn | 296.16 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 5 | Fortinet | 115.83 Bn | 111.76 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -316.70 Mn |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 106.65 Bn | 102.48 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 3.03 Bn |
| 7 | Synopsys | 76.61 Bn | 74.41 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 20.56 Bn |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 51.53 Bn | 45.99 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 9.09 Bn |
| 9 | Block | 47.55 Bn | 41.12 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 18.85 Bn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 3.69 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 446.00 Mn | -648.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -648.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 47.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 47.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -296.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -228.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -297.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -355.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -387.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -700,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -422.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -332.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -315.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -306.70 Mn |