Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Shares Outstanding (2020 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Shares Outstanding of 79.28 million for Q2 2026, up 19.3% from 66.46 million a year earlier but down 46.2% from the prior quarter.
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Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Shares Outstanding (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shift4 Payments' Shares Outstanding came in at 68.06 million, up 0.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Shift4 Payments' Shares Outstanding was 67.68 million in FY2024 (+13.4%), 59.68 million in FY2023 (+6.3%), 56.17 million in FY2022 (+18.0%) and 47.59 million in FY2021 (+5.7%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding has run from a low of 47.59 million in Q4 2021 to a high of 147.28 million in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 22.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 117.6%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 1.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 147.28 million (Q1 2026), 68.06 million (Q4 2025) and 67.24 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Global | 50.12 Bn | 6.93 Bn | - | 263.41 Mn |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 46.45 Bn | 4.68 Bn | - | 877.00 Mn |
| 3 | Block | 44.49 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 597.83 Mn |
| 4 | Iren | 31.49 Bn | 19.08 Bn | 103.89 Mn | 316.12 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 25.78 Bn | 15.98 Bn | - | 65.54 Mn |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.12 Bn | 20.82 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 532.60 Mn |
| 7 | Global Payments | 22.15 Bn | 588.57 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 269.92 Mn |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 15.50 Bn | 12.88 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 551.79 Mn |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 11.68 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 84.19 Mn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 5.77 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 446.00 Mn | 79.28 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 79.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 147.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 68.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 67.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 66.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 67.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 67.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 68.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 64.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 64.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 56.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 55.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 56.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 51.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 51.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 52.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 47.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 49.69 Mn |
API Access
Shift4 Payments Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();