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

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

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

Shift4 Payments has reported Share-based Compensation for 7 years, with the latest figure at $16.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 38.46% year-over-year to $16.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $72.0 million (up 5.57% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $82.0 million, up 26.15% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $16.0 million, down from $25.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $26.0 million in Q1 2025, with the low at $9.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $15.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $14.3 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation soared 93.65% — and 2026, when it slumped 38.46%.
  • Shift4 Payments' Share-based Compensation stood at $11.2 million in 2022, then declined by 5.36% to $10.6 million in 2023, then increased by 28.3% to $13.6 million in 2024, then soared by 85.29% to $25.2 million in 2025, then sank by 36.51% to $16.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $16.0 million (Q1 2026), $25.2 million (Q4 2025), and $15.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 3.08 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 1.33 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 201.59 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 301.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 273.95 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 72.50 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 258.72 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 114.24 Mn
10 Shift4 Payments 2.80 Bn 2.34 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