Shift4 Payments FOUR
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026)

Shift4 Payments' (FOUR) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$648.0 million in Q2 2026, down 118.62% on a YoY basis from $3.5 billion in Q2 2025, and down 0.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$644.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has reported Retained Earnings for 8 consecutive years, with -$648.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Retained Earnings fell 118.62% year-over-year to -$648.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$648.0 million (down 118.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$467.0 million, down 104.82% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings slipped to -$648.0 million in Q2 2026 per FOUR's latest filing, from -$644.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at -$228.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$648.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$369.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$347.8 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Retained Earnings soared 34.24% in 2024, then plunged 148.07% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$363.6 million in 2022, then grew by 4.65% to -$346.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 34.24% to -$228.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 104.82% to -$467.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 38.76% to -$648.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$648.0 million, -$644.0 million, and -$467.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Block 47.96 Bn 41.53 Bn 3.17 Bn 18.85 Bn
2 PayPal Holdings 46.69 Bn 35.44 Bn - 34.43 Bn
3 Fiserv 26.99 Bn 26.36 Bn 3.59 Bn 28.25 Bn
4 Corpay 26.69 Bn 19.68 Bn 1.19 Bn 10.86 Bn
5 Global Payments 24.17 Bn 18.76 Bn 2.03 Bn 19.41 Bn
6 Wex 6.49 Bn 384.52 Mn 463.80 Mn 2.56 Bn
7 Aci Worldwide 5.27 Bn 5.10 Bn 181.57 Mn 1.89 Bn
8 Paymentus Holdings 4.46 Bn 4.08 Bn 94.31 Mn 209.29 Mn
9 dLocal 4.35 Bn 3.47 Bn 127.15 Mn 495.25 Mn
10 Shift4 Payments 3.34 Bn 2.98 Bn 446.00 Mn -648.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -648.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -644.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -467.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -283.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -296.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -259.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -228.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -257.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -297.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -326.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -346.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -355.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -387.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -348.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -363.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -392.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -422.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -332.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -325.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -315.90 Mn