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Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) Stock Analysis

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) is a Software - Infrastructure stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

FOUR

$39.51

−$0.95 (−2.35%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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FOUR Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$40.96
Previous Close
$40.46
Day's Range
39.30–41.31
52-Week Range
34.56–77.50
Volume
1.88M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.39
Valuation
Market Cap
$3.12B
P/E Ratio
62.71
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
6.46
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
0.29
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.65
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.63
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$4.18B+25.49%
Net Income (FY)
$119.00M−48.26%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
2.20%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
78.96M
1-Year Return
−48.63%
Dividend and dates
Ex-Dividend Date
October 15, 2026
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026
Avg Volume
1.92M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, FOUR closed at $39.51, −48.63% over 1 year.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) has a market capitalization of $3.12B.

In fiscal 2025, FOUR reported revenue of $4.18B.

FOUR Stock Return by Calendar Year

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) return since Jun 2020: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $5,137
−48.63%
5 years
$10,000 $5,143
−48.57%
Since Jun 2020
$10,000 $11,780
+17.80%

If you had invested $10,000 in Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) at the close on June 5, 2020, the earliest close on record here, it would have been worth $11,780 at the close on October 21, 2026: +17.80% in total, +2.60% a year, over a partial period shorter than 10 years. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−37.26%
2025−39.32%
2024+39.60%
2023+32.92%
2022−3.45%
2021−23.17%
2020 (partial year)+124.81%

As of October 21, 2026.

FOUR Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$4.18B$119.00M2.8%
2024$3.33B$230.00M6.9%
2023$2.57B$86.00M3.4%
2022$1.99B$75.10M3.8%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$4.18B$1.43B$337.00M$119.00M2.8%
2024$3.33B$973.00M$251.00M$230.00M6.9%
2023$2.57B$688.00M$157.00M$86.00M3.4%
2022$1.99B$470.20M$58.10M$75.10M3.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

FOUR Valuation vs Software - Infrastructure Median

Median of 182 stocks
MetricFOURSoftware - Infrastructure medianvs median
P/E62.7130.17108% above
P/S ratio0.653.270.2x the median
Profit margin2.20%2.53%0.3 pts below

Medians across 182 Software - Infrastructure stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) carries a market capitalisation of $3.12B. The company sits in the Technology sector, in the Software - Infrastructure industry. Headcount on file is 6,300.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $34.56 to $77.50. FOUR last closed at $39.51 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.95 (−2.35%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 14.32% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $4.18B. That is +25.49% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $3.33B. The same year closed with net income of $119.00M. That is −48.26% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 2.2%. That is 0.3 percentage points below the Software - Infrastructure median of 2.53%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.63.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $1.99B in 2022 to $4.18B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 62.71 times earnings. That is 107.89% above the Software - Infrastructure median of 30.17. The forward P/E on file is 6.46. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.29. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.65 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.2 times the Software - Infrastructure median of 3.27. The medians here are taken across 182 Software - Infrastructure companies that report the metric.

The reported beta is 1.39. Annualized volatility over the trailing 6 years is 57.88%. The trailing one-year total return is −48.63%. Measured over 5 years, that is −12.45% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

The record shows no dividend for FOUR.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +39.60%; the weakest is 2025 at −39.32%. Of the 5 complete calendar years on file, 2 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is −37.26%.

Peer Comparison

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) operates in the Software - Infrastructure industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Shift4 Payments, Inc. FOUR $3.12B 62.7
Microsoft Corporation MSFT $3.96T 29.7
Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR $484.74B 173.9
Oracle Corporation ORCL $391.46B 20.2

The Software - Infrastructure industry average P/E ratio is 30.2x. Shift4 Payments, Inc. trades at a P/E of 62.7.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Shift4 Payments, Inc.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. engages in the provision of software and payment processing solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers a payments platform, which provides omnichannel card acceptance; and processing solutions across multiple payment types, including credit, debit, contactless card, Europay, MasterCard and Visa, QR Pay, and mobile wallets, as well as alternative payment methods, such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, and WeChat Pay. It also provides technology solutions, such as SkyTab POS, which provides purpose-built POS workstations; SkyTab Mobile, which provides pay-at-the-table, order-at-the-table, delivery, customer feedback, and email marketing solutions; SkyTab Venue, which provides mobile ordering, countertop POS, self-service kiosk, and digital wallet solutions; Lighthouse, a cloud-based suite of business intelligence tools that includes customer engagement, social media management, online reputation management, scheduling and product pricing, extensive reporting, and analytics; The Giving Block, a cryptocurrency donation marketplace; Shift4Shop, an e-commerce platform that creates a web store and tools to manage product catalog, order fulfillment and inventory management, search engine optimization, and secure hosting; and Marketplace, which enables integrations into third-party applications, as well as loyalty and inventory management. In addition, the company offers merchant operations and support services, including underwriting, onboarding, and activation; training; risk management; and support services. Further, it provides software partner operations and support services, including software integrations and compliance management; partner support; and partner services. The company distributes its products through independent software vendors, internal sales and support networks, enterprises, and value-added resellers. Shift4 Payments, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

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