Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Return on Capital Employed of 5.33% for Q1 2026, up 14.55% on a QoQ basis from 4.65% in Q4 2025, and down 151.0% year-over-year from 10.45% in Q1 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments' Return on Capital Employed history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.33% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 151.0% year-over-year to 5.33% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.33% (down 151.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.31%, down 240.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 5.33% for Q1 2026 at 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.
- A 5-year average of 4.54% and a median of 5.09% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 648 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 209 bps.
- Shift4 Payments' Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.21% in 2022, then advanced by 18 bps to 4.97% in 2023, then soared by 36 bps to 6.74% in 2024, then sank by 31 bps to 4.65% in 2025, then climbed by 15 bps to 5.33% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FOUR's Return on Capital Employed at 5.33% in Q1 2026, 4.65% in Q4 2025, and 5.12% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | 54.07% |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | 9.73% |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 4.05 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 392.00 Mn | 5.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |