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How Shift4 Payments, Inc. stacks up
FOUR · against 421 other Technology companies of similar size
Valuation
90/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #37 of 422 · scores higher than 91% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score38 peers with a valuation score of 90–100, including FOUR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 90?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.1% vs peer median 2.2%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 83% of peers. EBITDA yield: 12.4% vs peer median 4.2%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 86% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 17.5% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = FOUR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | FOUR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 415 reported | 1.5% | 2.4% | 36% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 425 reported | 10.6% | 4.6% | 85% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 179 reported | 8.8% | 3.2% | 84% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 417 reported | 18.7% | 28.1% | 28% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FOUR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.1B USD | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 1.7B USD | 100 | 67 | |
| 3 | 27.5B HKD (≈$3.5B) | 98 | 81 | |
| 3 | 16.7B HKD (≈$2.1B) | 98 | 80 | |
| 3 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 98 | 94 | |
| 33 | 69.9B TWD (≈$2.2B) | 91 | 55 | |
| 33 | 22.4B HKD (≈$2.9B) | 91 | 47 | |
| 33 | 350.6B JPY (≈$2.4B) | 91 | 40 | |
| 37 | 26.6B CNY (≈$3.7B) | 90 | 67 | |
| 37 | 3.3B USD | 90 | 52 | |
| 39 | 52.9B TWD (≈$1.6B) | 89 | 57 | |
| 39 | 470.4B JPY (≈$3.2B) | 89 | 66 | |
| 39 | 2.0B USD | 89 | 75 | |
| 39 | 5.6B USD | 89 | 82 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score