Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) stock
FOURNYSEServices-Business Services, NECFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as FOUR.PA
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 8/3055% below fair value
$43.56−0.17 (-0.39%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $3.44BP/E –Yield –
Shift4 Payments statistics
95 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 5.36
- 13.22
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.58
- 2.10
- EV / EBIT
- 19.36
- 21.27
- EV / FCF
- 12.50
- 15.19
Share statisticsIndustry
- Float
- 55M
- 53M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 30.3%
- 13.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 87.5%
- 62.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 14M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -0.01%
- -3.30%
- Short % of Float
- 25.4%
- 5.81%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 17.7%
- 4.26%
- Days to Cover
- 7.88
- 3.54
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $75.34
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $34.56
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $40.85
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $40.39
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $45.47
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.50
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -2.81%
- -1.14%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 12.2%
- -0.89%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -9.25%
- -7.73%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 6.58%
- 1.79%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -30.8%
- -12.4%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -38.6%
- -13.6%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -24.0%
- -13.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -36.3%
- -55.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.23
- 0.73
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 58.1
- 49.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 65.3%
- 65.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.52
- 1.20
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 3.21%
- -0.57%
- EBITDA Margin
- 19.1%
- 0.85%
- FCF Margin
- 12.7%
- 9.75%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 7.37%
- 1.34%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.25%
- -3.09%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 6.34%
- -0.50%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 5.63%
- -0.55%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.23
- 1.38
- Quick Ratio
- 0.86
- 0.93
- Debt / Equity
- 3.77
- 0.52
- Debt / EBITDA
- 5.83
- 2.61
- Debt / FCF
- 8.79
- 2.79
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.51
- 1.45
- Interest Coverage
- 1.50
- -0.56
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 27.0%
- 9.48%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -41.1%
- 9.19%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 17.7%
- 14.5%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 28.0%
- 7.52%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 40.4%
- 12.3%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.53
- 0.64
- Inventory Turnover
- 496.41
- 13.86
- Revenue Per Employee
- $781.59K
- $396.32K
- Profits Per Employee
- $18.25K
- -$6.25K
- Employee Count
- 6,300
- 525
- WACC
- 7.28%
- 10.2%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $158.00M
- -$282.31K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$4.24B
- $1.71M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$53.71
- $0.12
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.45B
- $51.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $18.40
- $1.98
- Tangible Book Value
- -$4.16B
- $2.87M
- Working Capital
- $521.00M
- $14.89M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$18.00M
- -$5.62M
- FCF Per Share
- $7.90
- $0.54
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.34%
- 0.37%
- FCF Yield
- 18.1%
- 4.27%
- Buyback Yield
- 23.7%
- 3.33%
- Shareholder Yield
- 23.7%
- 3.67%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $269.00M
- $3.42M
- Income Tax
- $29.00M
- $1.63M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 18.4%
- 22.4%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.89
- 2.04
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | FOUR | S&P 500 | Difference | FOUR per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +8.9% | -2.4% | +11.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | +6.1% | -1.2% | +7.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | -30.8% | +12.3% | −43.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -39.0% | +12.4% | −51.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | -24.0% | +78.8% | −102.8 pts | -8.7% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -35.1% | +75.2% | −110.3 pts | -8.3% | +11.9% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
14M FOUR shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 0.0% from the previous report, or 25.41% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 55.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 13,987,280 | -0.0% | 1,774,322 | 7.9 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 13,989,027 | -4.2% | 2,117,843 | 6.6 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14,595,059 | -1.7% | 2,018,821 | 7.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 14,843,102 | +8.4% | 2,120,052 | 7.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 13,688,642 | -2.6% | 1,867,458 | 7.3 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 14,054,388 | -7.5% | 2,284,285 | 6.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 15,201,093 | -2.9% | 980,923 | 15.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 15,661,963 | -0.5% | 1,166,295 | 13.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15,744,090 | -5.8% | 2,103,919 | 7.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16,707,991 | +12.3% | 1,910,496 | 8.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 14,877,407 | -0.3% | 1,198,211 | 12.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 14,927,651 | -5.1% | 2,051,435 | 7.3 |
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