Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments' Retained Earnings was -$648 million in Q2 2026, compared with -$296.4 million a year earlier.
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Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Retained Earnings at Shift4 Payments came in at -$467 million.
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was -$228 million in FY2024, -$346.7 million in FY2023, -$363.6 million in FY2022 and -$325.3 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2019.
- Per Business Quant data, FOUR's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -$644 million (Q1 2026), -$467 million (Q4 2025) and -$283.4 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Global | 50.59 Bn | 7.40 Bn | - | 5.47 Bn |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 46.79 Bn | 5.01 Bn | - | 34.43 Bn |
| 3 | Block | 44.05 Bn | 15.31 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 3.45 Bn |
| 4 | Iren | 31.74 Bn | 19.34 Bn | 103.89 Mn | -1.30 Bn |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.01 Bn | 16.21 Bn | - | 10.86 Bn |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.47 Bn | 21.17 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 28.25 Bn |
| 7 | Global Payments | 22.51 Bn | 952.73 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 4.01 Bn |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 15.56 Bn | 12.94 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -8.77 Bn |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 11.90 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 269.68 Mn | -1.02 Bn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 5.76 Bn | 2.57 Bn | 446.00 Mn | -648.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Shift4 Payments Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "FOUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();