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Financial statementsShift4 Payments, Inc. financial statements
Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the last 8 fiscal years, taken from the XBRL data Shift4 Payments, Inc. files with the SEC in its annual reports.
In USD millions, except per-share amounts. Outflows in the cash flow statement are negative.
Income statement
| FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 561 | 731 | 767 | 1,368 | 1,994 | 2,565 | 3,331 | 4,180 |
| Cost of revenue | 420 | 558 | 589 | 1,089 | 1,523 | 1,877 | 2,358 | 2,752 |
| Gross profit | 141 | 173 | 178 | 278 | 470 | 688 | 973 | 1,428 |
| Research and development | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Selling and marketing | 6.1 | 6.3 | 4 | 28.9 | 14.9 | 15 | 22 | 32 |
| General and administrative | 79.8 | 117 | 187 | 220 | 267 | 329 | 459 | 682 |
| Operating expenses | 154 | 178 | 235 | 328 | ||||
| Operating income | -13.1 | -4.4 | -57.6 | -49.2 | 94.7 | 115 | 247 | 351 |
| Interest expense | 47 | 51.5 | 40.2 | 28 | 32.5 | 32.1 | 62 | 190 |
| Interest income | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 32 | 34 | 59 | ||
| Other non-operating income | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -4 | 2 | -9 |
| Pre-tax income | -59.5 | -54.9 | -114 | -77.1 | 86.9 | 120 | -1 | 195 |
| Income tax | -4.1 | 1.7 | -2.4 | -3.1 | 0.2 | -3 | -296 | 48 |
| Net income to minority interests | -93 | -25.8 | 11.6 | 37 | 65 | 28 | ||
| Net income | -55.4 | -56.6 | -18.4 | -48.2 | 75.1 | 86 | 230 | 119 |
| EBITDA | 57.7 | 58.2 | 26.6 | 55.2 | 244 | 330 | 544 | 783 |
| Shares, basic (weighted) | 3.86 | 1.94 | 1.67 | 1.33 | ||||
| Shares, diluted (weighted) | 3.86 | 1.94 | 1.67 | 1.33 |
Balance sheet
| FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 3.7 | 928 | 1,232 | 703 | 455 | 1,212 | 964 | |
| Receivables | 78.6 | 92.7 | 206 | 195 | 257 | 349 | 742 | |
| Inventory | 8.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 8.9 | ||
| Other current assets | 0.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 32.5 | 51 | 125 | |
| Total current assets | 106 | 1,034 | 1,454 | 992 | 1,153 | 1,910 | 2,181 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 15.4 | 15.1 | 18.4 | 22.3 | 28.6 | |||
| Lease right-of-use assets | 0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 22.8 | 37 | 67 | ||
| Goodwill | 392 | 421 | 477 | 538 | 735 | 1,111 | 1,456 | 2,704 |
| Intangible assets | 209 | 186 | 189 | 647 | 830 | 981 | 3,010 | |
| Other non-current assets | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 10.9 | 80.9 | 31 | 85 | |
| Total assets | 784 | 1,779 | 2,343 | 2,554 | 3,388 | 5,041 | 8,713 | |
| Accounts payable | 58.1 | 60.6 | 121 | 167 | 205 | 248 | 679 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 9.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||||
| Deferred revenue | 5.6 | 7.8 | 15 | 16.3 | 20.6 | 16 | 13 | |
| Short-term debt | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 687 | 10 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 130 | 99.4 | 184 | 268 | 704 | 1,379 | 1,314 | |
| Long-term debt | 635 | 1,005 | 1,739 | 1,742 | 1,750 | 2,154 | 4,536 | |
| Lease liabilities | 0 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 29 | 53 | ||
| Other non-current liabilities | 4.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 26.5 | 14 | 39 | 36 | |
| Total liabilities | 774 | 1,109 | 1,943 | 2,073 | 2,519 | 4,023 | 6,756 | |
| Total debt | 657 | 1,028 | 1,739 | 1,773 | 1,750 | 2,841 | 4,546 | |
| Paid-in capital | 738 | 619 | 703 | 986 | 1,063 | 889 | ||
| Retained earnings | -119 | -182 | -279 | -325 | -364 | -347 | -228 | -467 |
| Treasury stock | 0 | -21.1 | 0 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income | 0 | 8.3 | 14.1 | -28 | 47 | |||
| Shareholders' equity | -32.9 | 460 | 273 | 347 | 653 | 807 | 1,442 | |
| Minority interests | 210 | 127 | 133 | 215 | 211 | 505 | ||
| Total equity | 35.9 | -32.9 | 670 | 400 | 481 | 869 | 1,018 | 1,947 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 784 | 1,779 | 2,343 | 2,554 | 3,388 | 5,041 | 8,713 | |
| Shares outstanding | 80.6 |
Cash flow statement
| FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | -55.4 | -56.6 | -111 | -74 | 86.7 | 123 | 295 | 147 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 70.8 | 62.6 | 84.2 | 104 | 149 | 215 | 297 | 432 |
| Stock-based compensation | 0 | 66.2 | 40.8 | 49.6 | 57 | 65 | 82 | |
| Deferred income tax | -4.1 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -8 | -322 | 7 |
| Change in receivables | -16.6 | -18.6 | -19.3 | -121 | 4.1 | -53 | -75 | 5 |
| Change in inventory | -1.8 | -1.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 8.3 | |
| Change in payables | 11.1 | 12.3 | -2 | 56.5 | 37.3 | 15 | 25 | 4 |
| Cash from operations | 25.5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 275 | 346 | 500 | 634 |
| Capital expenditures | -1.6 | -8.2 | -4.8 | -8.2 | -8 | -14 | -7 | -10 |
| Acquisitions | -1.5 | -60.2 | -49.8 | -54.5 | -135 | -170 | -555 | -2,745 |
| Purchases of investments | 0 | 0 | -30.5 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |
| Sales and maturities of investments | 0 | 0 | 15 | 126 | 3 | |||
| Cash from investing | -41.4 | -80.1 | -82.7 | -171 | -517 | -302 | -691 | -2,998 |
| Debt issued | 90 | 1,140 | 633 | 0 | 0 | 1,100 | 2,832 | |
| Stock issued | 0 | 0 | 88 | |||||
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | -19.5 | -186 | -105 | -146 | -453 | |
| Cash from financing | 11.3 | 71 | 1,003 | 471 | -215 | -110 | 929 | 2,055 |
| Exchange rate effect | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -21 | 55 | ||
| Net change in cash | -4.6 | -1.1 | 924 | 304 | -455 | -55 | 717 | -254 |
| Free cash flow | 23.9 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -5.2 | 267 | 332 | 493 | 624 |
| Interest paid | 35.9 | 47.2 | 39.2 | 20.9 | 24.4 | 24 | 24 | 165 |
| Income taxes paid | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5 | 14 | 63 |
Key metrics
Profitability
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 35.9% | Gross profit / revenue. |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | Operating income / revenue. |
| EBITDA margin | 19.2% | EBITDA (operating income + depreciation and amortization) / revenue. |
| Pre-tax margin | 3.2% | Pre-tax income / revenue. |
| Net margin | 2.2% | Net income / revenue. |
| FCF margin | 12.0% | Free cash flow (cash from operations - capital expenditures) / revenue. |
| Operating cash flow margin | 12.4% | Cash from operations / revenue. |
| Effective tax rate | 19.9% | Income tax / pre-tax income, when pre-tax income is positive. |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 6.5% | Net income / average shareholders' equity (opening and closing). Not shown when equity is negative. |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.2% | Net income / average total assets. |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 5.4% | Approximation: operating income x (1 - tax rate) / average (total debt + equity - cash). Tax rate is the effective rate when between 0% and 50%, else 21%. |
| Stock-based pay / revenue | 1.8% | Stock-based compensation (from the cash flow statement) / revenue. |
| Capex / revenue | 0.4% | Capital expenditures / revenue. |
| D&A / revenue | 11.1% | Depreciation and amortization / revenue. |
Growth
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1y | 25.5% | Revenue vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Revenue CAGR, 3y | 28.0% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Revenue CAGR, 5y | 40.4% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Gross profit growth, 1y | 46.8% | Gross profit vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Gross profit CAGR, 3y | 44.8% | Compound annual growth of gross profit over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Gross profit CAGR, 5y | 51.7% | Compound annual growth of gross profit over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating income growth, 1y | 42.1% | Operating income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating income CAGR, 3y | 54.8% | Compound annual growth of operating income over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA growth, 1y | 43.9% | EBITDA vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| EBITDA CAGR, 3y | 47.5% | Compound annual growth of ebitda over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA CAGR, 5y | 96.7% | Compound annual growth of ebitda over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Net income growth, 1y | -48.3% | Net income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Net income CAGR, 3y | 16.6% | Compound annual growth of net income over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating cash flow growth, 1y | 26.8% | Operating cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3y | 32.0% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 5y | 175.4% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Free cash flow growth, 1y | 26.6% | Free cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Free cash flow CAGR, 3y | 32.6% | Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Book value growth, 1y | 78.7% | Book value vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Book value CAGR, 3y | 60.7% | Compound annual growth of book value over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Book value CAGR, 5y | 25.7% | Compound annual growth of book value over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets growth, 1y | 72.8% | Total assets vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Total assets CAGR, 3y | 50.5% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets CAGR, 5y | 37.4% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Share count change, 1y | -20.1% | Change in diluted weighted shares vs a year earlier. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 3y | -29.9% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 3 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
Balance sheet health
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.21x | Current assets / current liabilities. |
| Quick ratio | 0.68x | (Cash + short-term investments + receivables) / current liabilities. |
| Cash ratio | 0.21x | (Cash + short-term investments) / current liabilities. |
| Debt / equity | 2.79x | Total debt / shareholders' equity. Not shown when equity is negative. |
| Debt / assets | 51.9% | Total debt / total assets. |
| Liabilities / assets | 80.0% | Total liabilities / total assets. |
| Net debt | $4.16B | Total debt - cash - short-term investments. Negative means more cash than debt. |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.51x | Net debt / EBITDA (twelve months), when EBITDA is positive. |
| Interest coverage | 1.54x | Operating income / interest expense. |
| Working capital | $361.0M | Current assets - current liabilities. |
| Goodwill and intangibles / assets | 64.6% | (Goodwill + intangible assets) / total assets. |
| Tangible book value | -$4.00B | Shareholders' equity - goodwill - intangible assets. |
Efficiency
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.55x | Revenue / average total assets. |
| Receivables turnover | 5.91x | Revenue / average receivables. |
| Days sales outstanding | 62 days | 365 x average receivables / revenue. |
| Days payables | 75 days | 365 x average accounts payable / cost of revenue. |
| FCF conversion | 545.7% | Free cash flow / net income, when net income is positive. |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 3.4% | Capital expenditures / cash from operations, when that is positive. |
Per share
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Buybacks / FCF | 109.3% | Share buybacks / free cash flow, when free cash flow is positive. |
Valuation
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $3.04B | Share price x shares outstanding. |
| Enterprise value | $7.19B | Market cap + total debt - cash - short-term investments. |
| P/E | 28.9x | Market cap / net income. Only when net income is positive. |
| P/S | 0.63x | Market cap / revenue. |
| P/B | 1.88x | Market cap / shareholders' equity. Only when equity is positive. |
| P/FCF | 5.30x | Market cap / free cash flow. Only when free cash flow is positive. |
| P/OCF | 5.12x | Market cap / cash from operations, when positive. |
| EV/Sales | 1.50x | Enterprise value / revenue. |
| EV/EBIT | 18.5x | Enterprise value / operating income, when both are positive. |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.81x | Enterprise value / EBITDA, when both are positive. |
| EV/FCF | 12.5x | Enterprise value / free cash flow, when both are positive. |
| FCF yield | 18.9% | Free cash flow / market cap. |
| Earnings yield | 3.5% | Net income / market cap (the inverse of P/E). |
| Shareholder yield | 20.6% | (Dividends paid + share buybacks) / market cap. |
What was Shift4 Payments, Inc.'s revenue in fiscal 2025?
Shift4 Payments, Inc. reported revenue of $4.18B for fiscal 2025, 25.5% higher than the year before.
Was Shift4 Payments, Inc. profitable in fiscal 2025?
Yes. Net income was $119.0M, a net margin of 2.8%.
How much free cash flow did Shift4 Payments, Inc. generate in fiscal 2025?
Cash from operations of $634.0M minus capital expenditures of $10.0M left free cash flow of $624.0M.