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

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.33% for Q1 2026, down 151.0% on a YoY basis from 10.45% in Q1 2025, and up 14.55% quarter-over-quarter from 4.65% in Q4 2025.

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

Shift4 Payments has reported Return on Capital Employed for 7 years, with the latest figure at 5.33% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 151.0% year-over-year to 5.33%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.33% (down 151.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.31%, down 240.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 5.33%, up from 4.65% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 6.84% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.82% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.54% across 5 years, with a median of 5.09% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 648 bps — and 2025, when it sank 209 bps.
  • Shift4 Payments' Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.21% in 2022, then rose by 18 bps to 4.97% in 2023, then jumped by 36 bps to 6.74% in 2024, then tumbled by 31 bps to 4.65% in 2025, then gained by 15 bps to 5.33% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.33% (Q1 2026), 4.65% (Q4 2025), and 5.12% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 27.43%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 0.01%
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 10.62%
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.39%
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn -4.62%
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
10 Shift4 Payments 2.80 Bn 2.34 Bn 392.00 Mn 5.33%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.33%
Dec 31, 2025 4.65%
Sep 30, 2025 5.12%
Jun 30, 2025 6.09%
Mar 31, 2025 6.84%
Dec 31, 2024 6.74%
Sep 30, 2024 5.29%
Jun 30, 2024 5.53%
Mar 31, 2024 4.73%
Dec 31, 2023 4.97%
Sep 30, 2023 5.09%
Jun 30, 2023 5.48%
Mar 31, 2023 5.01%
Dec 31, 2022 4.21%
Sep 30, 2022 2.84%
Jun 30, 2022 0.03%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.82%
Dec 31, 2021 -2.27%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.67%
Jun 30, 2021 -2.99%