Shift4 Payments, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
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About Shift4 Payments
Services-Business Services, NEC, SIC 7389
Shift4 provides software and payment processing services alongside tax-free shopping solutions. The company's core offering is an integrated payments platform that delivers omni-channel payment processing, acquiring services, and a proprietary gateway supporting varied mobile, contactless, and digital payment methods. Complementary technology offerings include point-of-sale systems like SkyTab POS and SkyTab Mobile, business intelligence tools via Lighthouse, the Shift4Shop eCommerce platform, and the Giving Block donation marketplace. Following its acquisition of Global Blue, Shift4 also manages value-added tax refund and foreign currency conversion services for international travelers and retail brands. Its customer base includes merchants across diverse industries, spanning small local businesses to multinational enterprises, entertainment venues, resorts, and airlines.
The company operates predominantly in the United States and conducts business internationally across Europe, the United Kingdom, Malta, and Italy, maintaining connections to global merchants and customs authorities. The provided text does not state the company's headquarters location.
Summary of the business section of Shift4 Payments's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Shift4 Payments, Inc.
- Headquarters
- Center Valley, PA
- Address
- 3501 Corporate Parkway 18034
- Phone
- 888.276.2108 X1220
- Employees
- 6,300, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Business Services, NEC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- FOUR
- Other tickers
- FOUR.PA
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jun 8, 2020
- Shares outstanding
- 79M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $6.40B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1794669
- CUSIP
- 82452J109
- ISIN
- US82452J1097
- EIN
- 84-3676340
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| David Taylor Lauber | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 660,700 |
| Christopher Nestor Cruz | See Remarks | 257,566 |
| Jordan Frankel | See Remarks | 279,844 |
| James J. Whalen | See Remarks | 66,936 |
| Sam Bakhshandehpour | Director | 14,772 |
| Seth Dallaire | Director | 8,084 |
| Jonathan S. Halkyard | Director | 21,621 |
| Nancy Disman | Director | 197,987 |
| Sarah Goldsmith-Grover | Director | 11,984 |
| Karen Roter Davis | Director | 13,309 |
| Donald Isaacman | Director | 25,113 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Jared Isaacman | $21.75M | $21.75M | $3.95M | $84 | $248 |
| FY2025 Taylor Lauber | $12.21M | $4.80M | $3.95M | $84 | $248 |
| FY2024 Jared Isaacman | $9.47M | $9.47M | $4.36M | $313 | $262 |
| FY2024 Taylor Lauber | $0 | $0 | $4.36M | $313 | $262 |
| FY2023 Jared Isaacman | $8.94M | $8.94M | $4.36M | $222 | $191 |
| FY2023 Taylor Lauber | $0 | $0 | $4.36M | $222 | $191 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 6,300 employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| May 5, 2025 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Tender offer | Third-party tender offer for the company's shares |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jun 8, 2020 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |