FOUR Stock — Shift4 Payments Inc.

Shift4 Payments Inc. (FOUR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FOUR is a Stock. Total return is 17.6% over the past 6.4 years, 143.7 points behind SPY at 161.3%.

Shift4 Payments provides payment processing software and solutions for merchants across multiple channels and payment types, including traditional cards, digital wallets, and alternative payment methods; the company also offers point-of-sale systems, business intelligence tools, e-commerce platforms, and merchant support services. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders. Shift4 Payments is primarily oriented toward growth rather than income generation.

FOUR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 17.6% over the past 6.4 years, 143.7 points behind SPY at 161.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -46.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 53.7%.

FOUR key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/05/2020

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$39.43 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$3,113,397,532

Average volume

1219480.0

Ex-dividend date

10/15/2026

Beta

1.386

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

62.59

Forward P/E

6.4103

EPS

$0.63

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FOUR risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 53.7%.

Who may consider FOUR — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FOUR does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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