Growth Metrics

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

Shift4 Payments filings provide 7 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 5.33% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 151.0% to 5.33% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 5.33% through Mar 2026, down 151.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 6.31% for FY2025, 240.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 5.33% in Q1 2026 for Shift4 Payments, up from 4.65% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 6.84% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.82% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 4.54%, with a median of 5.09% recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed soared 648bps in 2022 before it tumbled -209bps in 2025.
  • Shift4 Payments' Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.21% in 2022, then grew by 18bps to 4.97% in 2023, then surged by 36bps to 6.74% in 2024, then tumbled by -31bps to 4.65% in 2025, then increased by 15bps to 5.33% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FOUR's Return on Capital Employed are 5.33% (Q1 2026), 4.65% (Q4 2025), and 5.12% (Q3 2025).