Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments' Return on Sales [ROS] was 7.34% in Q2 2026, down 1.26 percentage points from 8.59% a year earlier but up 2.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Shift4 Payments' Return on Sales [ROS] was 8.10% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.40%, up 0.98 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +15.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 7.42% in FY2024 (+2.93 pp), 4.48% in FY2023 (-0.27 pp), 4.75% in FY2022 (+8.35 pp) and -3.60% in FY2021 (+3.91 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -2.91% (Q1 2022) and 10.76% (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.45 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 15.27 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 3.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FOUR's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 4.46% (Q1 2026), 10.76% (Q4 2025) and 9.74% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Global | 49.93 Bn | 6.74 Bn | - | -9.30% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 45.74 Bn | 3.96 Bn | - | 16.44% |
| 3 | Block | 44.49 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 6.75% |
| 4 | Iren | 30.93 Bn | 18.53 Bn | 103.89 Mn | -452.09% |
| 5 | Corpay | 25.61 Bn | 15.81 Bn | - | 35.28% |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.13 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 19.18% |
| 7 | Global Payments | 21.34 Bn | -222.16 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 10.15% |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 15.51 Bn | 12.89 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -25.50% |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 12.73 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 15.16% |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 5.53 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 446.00 Mn | 7.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.25% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.48% |
API Access
Shift4 Payments Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();