Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.95% for Q2 2026, up 4.95 percentage points from 0.00% a year earlier and up 0.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shift4 Payments' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 5.11%, up 5.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +10.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Shift4 Payments' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.00% in FY2024 (-4.75 pp), 4.75% in FY2023 (+0.42 pp), 4.33% in FY2022 (+6.81 pp) and -2.48% in FY2021 (+2.46 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 6.50 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a drop of 5.57 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 4.76% (Q1 2026), 3.95% (Q4 2025) and 4.53% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Global | 48.27 Bn | 5.08 Bn | - | 2.41% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 45.51 Bn | 3.74 Bn | - | 15.87% |
| 3 | Block | 44.67 Bn | 15.93 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 2.04% |
| 4 | Iren | 31.78 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 103.89 Mn | - |
| 5 | Corpay | 25.91 Bn | 16.11 Bn | - | 12.44% |
| 6 | Fiserv | 23.59 Bn | 20.29 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 7.03% |
| 7 | Global Payments | 20.83 Bn | -735.18 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 2.37% |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 15.23 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 40.81 Mn | - |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 12.47 Bn | 9.03 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 6.58% |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 5.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 446.00 Mn | 4.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.49% |
API Access
Shift4 Payments Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();