Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Retained Earnings of -$5.0 million for Q1 2026, down 110.64% on a QoQ basis from $47.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 92.31% year-over-year from -$65.0 million in Q1 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments' Retained Earnings history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$5.0 million for 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 was -$5.0 million for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, down from $47.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $47.1 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$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 slumped 50614.29% — and 2025, when it soared 128.64%.
- Shift4 Payments' Retained Earnings stood at $8.3 million in 2022, then soared by 69.88% to $14.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 1717.02% to -$228.0 million in 2024, then surged by 120.61% to $47.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 110.64% to -$5.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FOUR's Retained Earnings at -$5.0 million in Q1 2026, $47.0 million in Q4 2025, and $47.1 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,895.32 Bn | 2,770.88 Bn | 56.06 Bn | -3.23 Bn |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,671.35 Bn | 2,671.35 Bn | 358.92 Mn | -44.11 Mn |
| 3 | Repay Holdings | 344.36 Bn | 344.21 Bn | - | -590.55 Mn |
| 4 | Oracle | 338.75 Bn | 306.86 Bn | - | -4.31 Bn |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 297.09 Bn | 289.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 601,000.00 |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 223.05 Bn | 218.51 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 3.25 Bn |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 184.01 Bn | 180.91 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -1.28 Bn |
| 8 | Fortinet | 109.44 Bn | 106.15 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -27.70 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 95.35 Bn | 94.40 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 2.76 Bn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 3.98 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 392.00 Mn | -5.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -309.90 Mn |