Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR)
Shift4 Payments, Inc. delivers comprehensive integrated payment processing and technology solutions across the United States. The company facilitates omni-channel card acceptance and processing, encompassing traditional credit and debit cards, contactless payments, EMV, QR Pay, mobile wallets, and various alternative payment methods. Their offerings include a proprietary omni-channel gateway, merchant acquiring services, and both integrated and mobile point-of-sale (POS) systems. Key features also comprise robust security solutions like tokenization and fraud prevention, alongside risk and chargeback management. Furthermore, they provide insightful reporting and analytical tools, web-store development services (including design, hosting, shopping cart management, and fulfillment integration), and gift card solutions. Shift4's specialized platforms cater to diverse business needs. VenueNext empowers stadium and entertainment venues with mobile ordering, countertop POS, self-service kiosks, and digital wallet functionality to manage food, merchandise, and loyalty programs. Shift4Shop provides full-suite e-commerce solutions, featuring website builders, shopping carts, product catalogs, order management, marketing tools, search engine optimization, and secure hosting. Additionally, Lighthouse serves as a cloud-based business intelligence tool offering customer engagement, social media management, online reputation monitoring, scheduling, and pricing insights, while SkyTab provides integrated hybrid-cloud POS and mobile payment solutions. The company also supports seamless integrations with third-party applications via its marketplace technology. Beyond these products, Shift4 offers extensive merchant support services, covering underwriting, onboarding, activation, training, risk management, and ongoing assistance. They also provide software integration, compliance management, and comprehensive partner support. Established in 1999, Shift4 Payments is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Sector: Services-Business Services, NEC
Industry: Software - Infrastructure
Shift4 Payments, Inc.
No splits on record
Nothing in FOUR's public trading history: no forward or reverse split has affected the share count.
| Period | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD |
| Period Ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 |
| Revenue | $4.18B | $3.33B | $2.56B | $1.99B | $1.37B | $766.9M | $731.4M | $560.6M |
| YoY Growth | 25.5% | 29.9% | 28.7% | 45.8% | 78.3% | 4.9% | 30.5% | - |
| Cost of Revenue | $2.75B | $2.36B | $1.88B | $1.52B | $1.09B | $589.1M | $558M | $419.9M |
| Gross Profit | $1.43B | $973.1M | $687.8M | $470.2M | $278.4M | $177.8M | $173.4M | $140.7M |
| Gross Margin | 34.2% | 29.2% | 26.8% | 23.6% | 20.4% | 23.2% | 23.7% | 25.1% |
| Research and Development | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500K | $1.8M | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Selling, General, and Administrative | $801M | $522.6M | $377.5M | $315.6M | $265.2M | $194.7M | $141.1M | $93.3M |
| Other | $276M | $203.5M | $194.3M | $59.4M | $60.4M | $39.5M | $35.1M | $58.9M |
| Total Operating Expenses | $1.08B | $726.1M | $573M | $375.5M | $327.4M | $235.4M | $177.8M | $153.8M |
| Operating Income (EBIT) | $351M | $247M | $114.8M | $94.7M | -$49.2M | -$57.6M | -$4.4M | -$13.1M |
| Operating Margin | 8.4% | 7.4% | 4.5% | 4.8% | -3.6% | -7.5% | -0.6% | -2.3% |
| Interest Expense | $190M | $61.8M | $32.1M | $32.5M | $28M | $40.2M | $51.5M | $47M |
| Interest Income | $59M | $33.7M | $31.9M | $10.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other Income (Expense) | -$156M | -$248.6M | $4.7M | -$7.8M | -$27.9M | -$56.2M | -$50.5M | -$46.4M |
| Income Before Tax (EBT) | $195M | -$1.6M | $119.5M | $86.9M | -$77.1M | -$113.8M | -$54.9M | -$59.5M |
| Income Tax Expense | $48M | -$296.1M | -$3.4M | $200K | -$3.1M | -$2.4M | $1.7M | -$4.1M |
| Net Income | $119M | $229.6M | $86.2M | $75.1M | -$48.9M | -$18.4M | -$56.6M | -$55.4M |
| Net Income Margin | 2.8% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 3.8% | -3.6% | -2.4% | -7.7% | -9.9% |
| Supplementary Data | ||||||||
| EPS | 1.15 | 3.36 | 1.45 | 1.34 | -0.89 | -0.43 | -1.23 | -1.42 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.08 | 3.03 | 1.43 | 1.05 | -0.89 | -0.43 | -1.23 | -1.42 |
| Weighted Average OS | 68.06M | 67.68M | 59.68M | 56.17M | 54.92M | 45.03M | 45.94M | 39.03M |
| EBITDA | $817M | $356.8M | $366.2M | $268.5M | $55.3M | $10.6M | $59.2M | $77.5M |
| EBITDA Margin | 19.5% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 13.5% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 8.1% | 13.8% |
| Period | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD |
| Period Ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 |
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $964M | $1.21B | $455M | $776.5M | $1.23B | $927.8M | $3.7M | $4.8M |
| Short-Term Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | $964M | $1.21B | $455M | $776.5M | $1.23B | $927.8M | $3.7M | $4.8M |
| Accounts Receivable | $742M | $348.7M | $256.8M | $196.9M | $208.2M | $94.2M | $85.9M | $56M |
| Inventory | $0 | $8.9M | $3.4M | $4.8M | $3.5M | $1.5M | $8.5M | $5.1M |
| Other Current Assets | $350M | $340.9M | $409.1M | $4.9M | $300K | $1M | $2.2M | $500K |
| Total Current Assets | $2.18B | $1.91B | $1.15B | $991.7M | $1.45B | $1.03B | $106.4M | $70.2M |
| Long-Term Assets | ||||||||
| Property, Plant & Equipment Net | $342M | $229.2M | $174.5M | $122.5M | $95.3M | $51.7M | $15.4M | $26.2M |
| Goodwill | $2.7B | $1.46B | $1.11B | $735M | $537.7M | $477M | $421.3M | $391.8M |
| Intangible Assets | $2.92B | $915.6M | $778.4M | $306.8M | $188.5M | $186.3M | $235.6M | $230.7M |
| Long-Term Investments | $5M | $2.5M | $62.2M | $47.1M | $30.5M | -$34.4M | $0 | -$3.4M |
| Deferred Tax Assets | $0 | $396.8M | $0 | $11.7M | $0 | $34.4M | $0 | $3.4M |
| Other Long-Term Assets | $560M | $131.3M | $108.1M | $339.2M | $37M | $30.8M | $5.3M | $19.8M |
| Total Long-Term Assets | $6.53B | $3.13B | $2.23B | $1.56B | $889M | $745.8M | $677.6M | $668.5M |
| Other Assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Assets | $8.71B | $5.04B | $3.39B | $2.55B | $2.34B | $1.78B | $784M | $738.7M |
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts Payable | $679M | $248.3M | $204.6M | $166.7M | $121.1M | $60.6M | $58.1M | $44.2M |
| Short-Term Debt | $10M | $686.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900K | $5.3M | $4.8M |
| Current Income Tax Payable | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.4M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1M | $0 |
| Current Unearned Revenue | $13M | $15.5M | $20.6M | $16.3M | $15M | $7.8M | $5.6M | $4.6M |
| Other Current Liabilities | $366M | $297.6M | $424.6M | $70M | $12.9M | $10.3M | $38.5M | $25.9M |
| Total Current Liabilities | $1.31B | $1.38B | $704.4M | $268.3M | $183.8M | $99.4M | $129.9M | $97.8M |
| Long-Term Liabilities | ||||||||
| Long-Term Debt | $4.54B | $2.15B | $1.75B | $1.74B | $1.74B | $1.01B | $635.1M | $548.7M |
| Long-Term Unearned Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $43M | $43M |
| Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities | $471M | $60.6M | $28.7M | $18.6M | $300K | $2.8M | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | $382M | $399.9M | $17.3M | $26.5M | $2.4M | $1.7M | $0 | -$35.2M |
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | $5.44B | $2.64B | $1.81B | $1.81B | $1.76B | $1.01B | $687M | $599.5M |
| Other Liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $6.76B | $4.02B | $2.52B | $2.07B | $1.94B | $1.11B | $816.9M | $697.3M |
| Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock | $973M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $43M | $43M |
| Common Stock | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300K | $300K |
| Retained Earnings | -$467M | -$228.2M | -$346.7M | -$363.6M | -$325.3M | -$278.7M | -$178.4M | -$113.3M |
| Comprehensive Income & Other | $47M | -$28.2M | $14.1M | $8.3M | $0 | $0 | -$43M | -$28.1M |
| Other Stockholders' Equity | $1.91B | $1.03B | $1B | $710.9M | $598.1M | $738.3M | $149.2M | $154.4M |
| Total Equity | $1.44B | $806.6M | $653.3M | $347.3M | $272.8M | $459.6M | -$28.9M | $41.4M |
| Minority Interest | $515M | $211.1M | $215.1M | $133.3M | $126.9M | $210.4M | $0 | $0 |
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $8.2B | $4.83B | $3.17B | $2.42B | $2.22B | $1.57B | $788M | $738.7M |
| Supplementary Data | ||||||||
| Total Debt | $4.62B | $2.88B | $1.78B | $1.77B | $1.76B | $1.01B | $640.4M | $553.5M |
| Net Debt | $3.65B | $1.67B | $1.32B | $988.8M | $529.7M | $78.5M | $636.7M | $548.7M |
| Period | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD |
| Period Ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 |
| Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Net Income | $119M | $294.5M | $86.2M | $86.7M | -$74M | -$111.4M | -$13.8M | -$55.4M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $432M | $296.6M | $214.6M | $149.1M | $104.4M | $84.2M | $62.6M | $70.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $0 | -$322M | -$8.1M | -$2.1M | -$2.5M | -$1.3M | $200K | -$4M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $82M | $65.5M | $57.4M | $49.6M | $40.8M | $66.2M | $0 | $0 |
| Changes in Working Capital: | ||||||||
| Accounts Receivable | $5M | -$75M | -$52.7M | $4.1M | -$120.7M | -$19.3M | -$18.6M | -$16.6M |
| Inventory | $0 | $8.3M | $7.2M | $2.8M | $1.8M | $1.2M | -$1.7M | -$1.8M |
| Accounts Payable | $0 | $24.9M | $14.7M | $37.3M | $56.5M | -$2M | $12.3M | $11.1M |
| Other Working Capital | -$75M | -$34.1M | -$22.1M | -$21.1M | $4.6M | -$5.9M | $3.1M | $15.1M |
| Total Working Capital Change | -$70M | -$75.9M | -$52.9M | $23.1M | -$57.8M | -$26M | -$4.9M | $7.8M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $71M | $241.6M | $91.1M | -$31M | $18.3M | $11.7M | -$17.4M | $6.3M |
| Net Cash from Operating | $634M | $500.3M | $388.3M | $275.4M | $29.2M | $23.4M | $26.7M | $25.5M |
| Investing Activities | ||||||||
| Capital Expenditures | -$135M | -$108.4M | -$91.5M | -$380M | -$85.5M | -$32.9M | -$19.9M | -$9.3M |
| Acquisitions | -$2.75B | -$554.6M | -$169.7M | -$135.3M | -$54.5M | -$49.8M | -$60.2M | -$1.5M |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$1.5M | -$30.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $126.4M | $14.9M | $364.9M | -$31.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other Investing Activities | -$118M | -$154.5M | -$55.6M | -$364.9M | $5.2M | -$19.4M | -$18.7M | -$30.6M |
| Net Cash from Investing | -$3B | -$691.1M | -$301.9M | -$516.8M | -$196.7M | -$102.1M | -$98.8M | -$41.4M |
| Financing Activities | ||||||||
| Debt Repaid | -$1.71B | -$1.17B | - | - | -$631.6M | -$496.4M | -$85.8M | -$14.7M |
| Common Stock Issuance | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $566.3M | $0 | $0 |
| Common Stock Repurchases | -$487M | -$145.9M | -$105.4M | -$185.9M | -$19.5M | $0 | -$200K | -$200K |
| Dividends Paid | -$30M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$500K | -$8.5M | -$200K |
| Other Financing Activities | $867M | -$98.1M | -$46.8M | -$28.7M | -$15.3M | -$37.1M | -$6.1M | -$3M |
| Net Cash from Financing | $2.06B | $929.2M | -$152.2M | -$214.6M | $471.2M | $1B | $71M | $11.3M |
| Forex Effect | $55M | -$21.6M | $11.1M | $1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -$253.6M | $716.8M | -$54.7M | -$455M | $303.7M | $924.1M | -$1.1M | -$4.6M |
| Supplementary Data | ||||||||
| Operating Cash Flow | $634M | $500.3M | $388.3M | $275.4M | $29.2M | $23.4M | $26.7M | $25.5M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$135M | -$189.7M | -$137.6M | -$380M | -$85.5M | -$32.9M | -$19.9M | -$9.3M |
| Free Cash Flow | $499M | $310.6M | $250.7M | -$104.6M | -$56.3M | -$9.5M | $6.8M | $16.2M |
| Cash at Beginning | $1.44B | $721.8M | $776.5M | $1.23B | $927.8M | $3.7M | $4.8M | $9.4M |
| Cash at End | $1.19B | $1.44B | $721.8M | $776.5M | $1.23B | $927.8M | $3.7M | $4.8M |