Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments' (FOUR) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $16.0 million in Q1 2026, down 38.46% YoY from $26.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 72.97% on a QoQ basis from $59.2 million in Q4 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has 7 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $16.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 38.46% year-over-year to $16.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $72.0 million (down 12.09% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $82.0 million, up 26.15% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation slipped to $16.0 million in Q1 2026, from $59.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $59.2 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$18.4 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $14.3 million and a median of $12.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation surged 3000.0% — and 2025, when it slumped 145.77%.
- Tracing FOUR's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $2.5 million in 2022, then surged by 324.0% to $10.6 million in 2023, then increased by 28.3% to $13.6 million in 2024, then surged by 335.29% to $59.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 72.97% to $16.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $16.0 million (Q1 2026), $59.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$18.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 9 | Block | 47.55 Bn | 41.12 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 259.75 Mn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 3.69 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 446.00 Mn | 31.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 59.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 59.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -18.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -18.40 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 | 40.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 40.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.10 Mn |