Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Times Interest Earned (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments' (FOUR) Times Interest Earned was 1.46 for Q2 2026, down 31.3% from 2.13 a year earlier but up 90.0% from the prior quarter.
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Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Times Interest Earned (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Shift4 Payments' Times Interest Earned came in at 1.54, down 36.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.85, down 53.6% from FY2024.
- By year, Times Interest Earned came in at 3.98 in FY2024 (+10.9%), 3.59 in FY2023 (+23.3%), 2.91 in FY2022 and -1.76 in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Times Interest Earned spans a low of -1.48 in Q1 2022 and a high of 7.31 in Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 37.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Times Interest Earned in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 250.5%); the low point was Q2 2025 (a decline of 70.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.77 (Q1 2026), 2.09 (Q4 2025) and 1.88 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Global | 50.12 Bn | 6.93 Bn | - | -5.04 |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 46.45 Bn | 4.68 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Block | 44.49 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 3.17 Bn | - |
| 4 | Iren | 31.49 Bn | 19.08 Bn | 103.89 Mn | -25.36 |
| 5 | Corpay | 25.78 Bn | 15.98 Bn | - | 4.12 |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.12 Bn | 20.82 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.70 |
| 7 | Global Payments | 22.15 Bn | 588.57 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 1.21 |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 15.50 Bn | 12.88 Bn | 40.81 Mn | - |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 11.68 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 18.55 |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 5.77 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 446.00 Mn | 1.46 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.46 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.77 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.09 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.88 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.13 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.86 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.13 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.31 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.64 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.59 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.24 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.09 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.80 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.45 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.73 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.76 |
API Access
Shift4 Payments Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=FOUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();