Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Share-based Compensation of $16.0 million for Q1 2026, down 36.51% quarter-over-quarter from $25.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 38.46% year-on-year from $26.0 million in Q1 2025.

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has reported Share-based Compensation for 7 consecutive years, with $16.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $16.0 million, down 38.46% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $72.0 million (up 5.57% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $82.0 million, up 26.15% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $16.0 million for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, down from $25.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $26.0 million in Q1 2025 and troughed at $9.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $15.9 million, with a median of $14.3 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation surged 93.65% in 2022 and plunged 38.46% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $11.2 million in 2022, then decreased by 5.36% to $10.6 million in 2023, then advanced by 28.3% to $13.6 million in 2024, then soared by 85.29% to $25.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 36.51% to $16.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Share-based Compensation figures were $16.0 million in Q1 2026, $25.2 million in Q4 2025, and $15.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 3.08 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 1.20 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 201.59 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 301.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 273.95 Mn
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 72.50 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 114.24 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 258.72 Mn
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 338.70 Mn
10 Shift4 Payments 3.62 Bn 3.16 Bn 392.00 Mn 16.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 15.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 15.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 26.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 13.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 13.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 14.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 14.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 14.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 14.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 22.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 22.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.60 Mn