Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2020 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments' Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 79.64 million for Q2 2026, down 9.4% from 87.92 million a year earlier and down 45.9% from the prior quarter.
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Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shift4 Payments' Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 88.95 million, down 2.8% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 91.52 million in FY2024 (+50.1%), 60.99 million in FY2023 (-26.3%), 82.77 million in FY2022 (+50.7%) and 54.92 million in FY2021 (+22.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 34.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding (Diluted) over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 172.4%), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a decline of 29.5%).
- Business Quant data shows FOUR's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) at 147.28 million (Q1 2026), 88.95 million (Q4 2025) and 90.68 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Global | 49.17 Bn | 5.98 Bn | - | 263.41 Mn |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 45.28 Bn | 3.51 Bn | - | 882.00 Mn |
| 3 | Block | 44.18 Bn | 15.44 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 608.85 Mn |
| 4 | Iren | 31.11 Bn | 18.70 Bn | 103.89 Mn | 316.12 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 25.52 Bn | 15.72 Bn | - | 66.33 Mn |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.03 Bn | 20.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 533.70 Mn |
| 7 | Global Payments | 21.72 Bn | 155.29 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 270.12 Mn |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 15.32 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 443.95 Mn |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 11.69 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 85.41 Mn |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 5.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 446.00 Mn | 79.64 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 79.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 147.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 88.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 90.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 87.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 184.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 91.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 89.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 67.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 67.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 60.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 57.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 58.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 84.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 82.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 81.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 82.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 52.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 54.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 49.69 Mn |
API Access
Shift4 Payments Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();