What is Shift4 Payments's EV / EBITDA?

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) reported EV / EBITDA of 9.5× in Q1 2026.

How has Shift4 Payments's EV / EBITDA changed year-over-year?

Shift4 Payments's EV / EBITDA decreased by 36.3% year-over-year, from 15× to 9.5×.

What is the long-term trend for Shift4 Payments's EV / EBITDA?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Shift4 Payments's EV / EBITDA has grown at a -41.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 161.4× to 11.3×.

What does EV / EBITDA mean?

Enterprise value (market cap plus total debt minus cash) at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month EBITDA. A capital-structure-neutral valuation multiple.

Shift4 Payments FOUR EV / EBITDA

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11.1×+1.3×

Fidelity National Information ServicesFIS

11.5×-2.6×

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8.4×+1.2×

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91.2×-9.5×

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34.3×-71.8×

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8.3×-1.7×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B+32.2%

Gross profit$392.0M+52.5%

Operating income$50.0M+100%

Net income$15.0M-11.8%

EPS (diluted)-$0.01-105%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents--100%

Total debt$4.6B+59.0%

Total equity$1.7B+105%

Total assets$8.8B+75.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$134.0M+39.6%

CapEx$6.0M+500%

Free cash flow$128.0M+34.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.07B-36.4%

P/E26.2×+4.9×

P/S0.7×-0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin35.1%+5.1pp

Operating margin8.4%+1.2pp

Net margin2.6%-3.9pp

FCF margin14.8%+1.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.5%-21.1pp

Debt / equity2.8×-0.8×

Current ratio1.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Shift4 Payments’s reported figures.

enterprise value/ebitda=9.5×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Shift4 Payments’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Shift4 Payments's EV / EBITDA?: Shift4 Payments (FOUR) reported EV / EBITDA of 9.5× in Q1 2026.
How has Shift4 Payments's EV / EBITDA changed year-over-year?: Shift4 Payments's EV / EBITDA decreased by 36.3% year-over-year, from 15× to 9.5×.
What is the long-term trend for Shift4 Payments's EV / EBITDA?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Shift4 Payments's EV / EBITDA has grown at a -41.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 161.4× to 11.3×.
What does EV / EBITDA mean?: Enterprise value (market cap plus total debt minus cash) at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month EBITDA. A capital-structure-neutral valuation multiple.