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Corpay vs Shift4 Payments

Corpay and Shift4 Payments are similar in size: $4.53bn and $4.18bn of revenue in their latest fiscal years. Shift4 Payments grew faster (25.5% against 13.9%). Corpay kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 23.6% against 2.8%.

Latest fiscal yearCorpayCPAY, 2025Shift4 PaymentsFOUR, 2025
Revenue $4.53bn $4.18bn
Revenue growth 13.9% 25.5%
Net income $1.07bn $119m
Operating margin — 8.4%
Net margin 23.6% 2.8%
Return on equity 30.5% 10.6%
Free cash flow $1.30bn $624m
Cash $2.41bn $964m
Total debt $10.00bn $4.59bn
Debt to equity — 318.2%
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield — —
Share buybacks $783m $453m
Employees 11,200 6,300
Market value $26.76bn $55.4m
Price vs our value range Below our value range Below our value range
Moat score 80 (Strong) 17 (Weak)
Insider trades, 12 months 1 buys, 45 sales 6 buys, 4 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.