Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Times Interest Earned (2019 - 2026)
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) posted Times Interest Earned of $0.77 for Q1 2026, down 63.13% quarter-over-quarter from $2.09 in Q4 2025, and down 10.77% year-on-year from $0.86 in Q1 2025.
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Times Interest Earned (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) has reported Times Interest Earned for 8 consecutive years, with $0.77 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 came in at $0.77, down 10.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.66 (down 45.14% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.85, down 53.63% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned was $0.77 for Q1 2026 at Shift4 Payments, down from $2.09 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $7.31 in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$1.48 in Q1 2022.
- Average Times Interest Earned over 5 years is $3.0, with a median of $2.73 recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned surged 951.76% in 2022 and tumbled 71.14% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Times Interest Earned stood at $3.8 in 2022, then declined by 8.0% to $3.49 in 2023, then fell by 10.49% to $3.13 in 2024, then sank by 33.28% to $2.09 in 2025, then sank by 63.13% to $0.77 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Times Interest Earned figures were $0.77 in Q1 2026, $2.09 in Q4 2025, and $1.88 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 49.35 |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 4.26 |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 1.83 |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 138.10 |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -24.19 |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.25 |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | - |
| 10 | Shift4 Payments | 3.62 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 392.00 Mn | 0.77 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.77 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.09 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.88 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.11 |
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.78 |