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Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR)

Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for Shift4 Payments, Inc.: short interest with days to cover, daily short sale volume, fails to deliver and Form 4 insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as services-business services, nec.

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13.7M

Short interest

settlement 2026-08-31

7.3

Days to cover

-2.6% vs prior

61.3%

Short share of volume

2026-09-18

20

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-08-31

Thu 5 Nov

Next earnings

estimated; last year 2025-11-06

$0

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 0 sells

As of 2026-09-18.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month; the last 12 months shown, all 48 settlements in the JSON

As of 31 August 2026, short interest in FOUR is 13,688,642 shares, down 1,512,451 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 6,255,013 shares (14 February 2025) to 17,520,388 shares (13 March 2026). At the reported average volume of 1.9M shares a day that is 7.3 days to cover, elevated.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-08-3113,688,642-2.6%1,867,4587.33
2026-08-1414,054,388-7.5%2,284,2856.15
2026-07-3115,201,093-2.9%980,92315.50
2026-07-1515,661,963-0.5%1,166,29513.43
2026-06-3015,744,090-5.8%2,103,9197.48
2026-06-1516,707,991+12.3%1,910,4968.75
2026-05-2914,877,407-0.3%1,198,21112.42
2026-05-1514,927,651-5.0%2,051,4357.28
2026-04-3015,722,283+4.5%1,494,88810.52
2026-04-1515,042,160-8.0%1,542,6539.75
2026-03-3116,354,321-6.7%2,768,8625.91
2026-03-1317,520,388+8.2%2,744,7006.38
2026-02-2716,197,660+3.9%3,235,8255.01
2026-02-1315,588,722+7.8%2,520,9266.18
2026-01-3014,461,231-4.4%1,941,3207.45
2026-01-1515,129,570+8.4%2,085,7737.25
2025-12-3113,952,457+5.1%1,492,4719.35
2025-12-1513,269,803-1.0%1,582,1068.39
2025-11-2813,403,934-4.5%1,765,9747.59
2025-11-1414,042,134+14.4%3,364,5244.17
2025-10-3112,271,366-0.2%2,253,4295.45
2025-10-1512,292,055-0.4%1,922,6536.39
2025-09-3012,338,765+3.2%2,379,2845.19
2025-09-1511,951,952-4.6%1,288,0299.28

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSON

As of 18 September 2026, the short share of FOUR volume is 61.3%, down 2.9 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 19.7% (26 August 2026) to 83.6% (14 July 2026). The latest reading is 8.2 points above the 30-session average of 53.1%, on 759K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-09-18465K759K61.3%3,794
2026-09-17389K612K63.6%568
2026-09-16314K482K65.2%0
2026-09-15398K557K71.4%0
2026-09-14510K772K66.1%0
2026-09-11578K899K64.2%3,457
2026-09-10652K1.3M49.6%50
2026-09-09493K840K58.7%65
2026-09-08601K970K62.0%130
2026-09-04255K744K34.3%15
2026-09-03333K781K42.6%1,913
2026-09-02269K546K49.3%745
2026-09-01589K1.1M53.7%121
2026-08-31520K815K63.8%48
2026-08-28230K676K34.0%0
2026-08-27292K714K40.9%8
2026-08-26138K702K19.7%0
2026-08-25278K1.1M25.7%4,054
2026-08-24254K935K27.2%0
2026-08-21327K748K43.7%0
2026-08-20294K698K42.0%0
2026-08-19427K616K69.4%2
2026-08-18492K739K66.5%1,370
2026-08-17332K446K74.4%344
2026-08-14466K630K74.0%0
2026-08-13469K826K56.8%0
2026-08-12356K705K50.5%518
2026-08-11344K559K61.5%1,855
2026-08-10601K1.0M59.4%354
2026-08-07855K2.1M40.3%62,815

Fails to deliver

SEC, by settlement date. JSON

As of 31 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in FOUR is 20 shares, up 1 share over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 14 shares (30 June 2026) to 117,120 shares (20 July 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-08-3120$43.96$879
2026-08-2719$46.25$879
2026-08-251,116$48.00$54K
2026-08-241,690$47.93$81K
2026-08-212,868$47.86$137K
2026-08-2026,990$47.13$1.3M
2026-08-19645$46.70$30K
2026-08-1830,751$44.35$1.4M
2026-08-17250$45.37$11K
2026-08-1469,367$48.00$3.3M
2026-08-137,914$43.92$348K
2026-08-125,820$41.04$239K
2026-08-117,206$43.16$311K
2026-08-0752,535$43.36$2.3M
2026-08-0581,656$55.61$4.5M
2026-08-0492$54.28$5K
2026-08-034,484$53.00$238K
2026-07-311,931$53.73$104K
2026-07-30632$56.05$35K
2026-07-296,384$54.84$350K
2026-07-2715$48.35$725
2026-07-2449,158$46.33$2.3M
2026-07-227,907$49.11$388K
2026-07-214,536$50.87$231K
2026-07-20117,120$50.31$5.9M
2026-07-172,991$51.65$154K
2026-07-16112$51.01$6K
2026-07-141,737$49.23$86K
2026-07-131,006$50.81$51K
2026-07-1012,731$49.29$628K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

No open-market insider trades were reported for FOUR in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below; grants and option exercises carry a weaker signal than voluntary trades. Latest filing: Cruz Christopher Nestor (See Remarks) on 2026-08-07.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-08-07Cruz Christopher NestorSee RemarksGrant25K$0.00$0258K
2026-08-05Cruz Christopher NestorSee RemarksTax withholding14K$55.61$783K233K
2026-06-15Disman NancyDirectorGrant7K$41.18$302K198K
2026-06-15Halkyard Jonathan SDirectorGrant5K$41.18$210K22K
2026-06-15Davis Karen RoterDirectorGrant5K$41.18$210K13K
2026-06-15Dallaire SethDirectorGrant5K$41.18$210K8K
2026-06-15Goldsmith-Grover SarahDirectorGrant5K$41.18$210K12K
2026-06-15Bakhshandehpour SamDirectorGrant5K$41.18$210K15K
2026-06-05Lauber David TaylorChief Executive OfficerTax withholding5K$39.29$204K451K
2026-05-12Isaacman Jaredn/aBuy193K$40.66$7.8M1.8M
2026-05-11Isaacman Jaredn/aBuy196K$41.41$8.1M1.6M
2026-03-17Isaacman Jaredn/aGift2K$0.00$020.8M
2026-03-10Isaacman Jaredn/aBuy44K$45.75$2.0M1.4M
2026-03-02Lauber David TaylorChief Executive OfficerTax withholding12K$44.07$542K460K
2026-03-02Disman Nancyn/aTax withholding6K$44.07$254K191K
2026-03-02Isaacman Jaredn/aBuy46K$43.83$2.0M1.4M
2026-03-02Frankel JordanSee RemarksTax withholding4K$44.07$184K280K
2026-02-28Whalen James J.See RemarksTax withholding902$44.07$40K67K
2026-02-28Lauber David TaylorChief Executive OfficerTax withholding10K$44.07$437K472K
2026-02-28Disman Nancyn/aTax withholding4K$44.07$188K196K
2026-02-28Frankel JordanSee RemarksTax withholding3K$44.07$141K284K
2026-02-27Isaacman Jaredn/aBuy159K$44.15$7.0M1.3M
2026-02-27Whalen James J.See RemarksGrant17K$44.07$750K68K
2026-02-27Lauber David TaylorChief Executive OfficerGrant222K$44.07$9.8M482K
2026-02-27Disman Nancyn/aGrant76K$44.07$3.3M201K
2026-02-27Cruz Christopher NestorSee RemarksGrant17K$44.07$755K247K
2026-02-27Frankel JordanSee RemarksGrant63K$44.07$2.8M287K
2026-02-26Isaacman Jaredn/aBuy137K$48.38$6.6M1.2M
2026-02-20Whalen James J.See RemarksTax withholding4K$58.49$229K51K
2026-02-20Lauber David TaylorChief Executive OfficerTax withholding14K$58.49$816K260K
2026-02-20Disman Nancyn/aTax withholding6K$58.49$337K125K
2026-02-20Frankel JordanSee RemarksTax withholding3K$58.49$161K225K
2026-02-07Isaacman JaredTenPercentOwnerGrant951Kn/an/a951K
2026-02-07Isaacman JaredTenPercentOwnerDisposition951Kn/an/a0
2026-02-07Isaacman JaredTenPercentOwnerConversion19.8Mn/an/a20.8M
2026-02-07Isaacman JaredTenPercentOwnerDisposition19.8Mn/an/a0
2026-02-07Isaacman JaredTenPercentOwnerDisposition86Kn/an/a0
2026-02-07Isaacman JaredTenPercentOwnerGrant86Kn/an/a86K
2025-12-11Lauber David TaylorChief Executive OfficerSell1K$69.77$92K274K
2025-12-11Lauber David TaylorChief Executive OfficerSell11K$68.91$736K275K
2025-12-11Disman Nancyn/aSell5K$69.50$348K130K
2025-12-09Isaacman JaredExecutive ChairmanTax withholding54K$68.88$3.7M1.0M
2025-12-08Isaacman JaredExecutive ChairmanGrant128K$0.00$01.1M
2025-12-08Isaacman JaredExecutive ChairmanGift130K$0.00$0951K
2025-11-12Whalen James J.See RemarksSell1K$71.50$103K55K
2025-09-15Disman NancyChief Financial OfficerSell5K$87.28$436K135K
2025-09-08Isaacman JaredExecutive ChairmanGift57K$0.00$01.1M
2025-09-08Isaacman JaredExecutive ChairmanGift29K$0.00$01.1M
2025-09-03Lauber David TaylorChief Executive OfficerSell3K$88.59$221K286K
2025-08-15Whalen James J.See RemarksGift150$0.00$056K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

4 Form 144 notices on file for FOUR worth $1.7M at the prices reported; 0 in the last 90 days worth $0. Latest: Lauber David Taylor filed on 2025-12-11 to sell 12,000 shares ($828K) from 2025-12-11.

FiledSellerSharesMarket valueOf outstandingSale fromBroker
2025-12-11Lauber David TaylorOfficer, Director12K$828K0.018%2025-12-11Merrill Lynch
2025-12-11Disman NancyDirector5K$348K0.007%2025-12-11Merrill Lynch
2025-11-12Whalen James J.Officer1K$103K0.002%2025-11-12Merrill Lynch
2025-09-15Disman NancyDirector5K$436K0.007%2025-09-15Merrill Lycnh

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person, newest filing first. JSON

11 holders above 5% have filed on FOUR, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Jared Isaacman at 25.2% of the class (22,363,291 shares), filed 2026-02-17 for an event on 2025-12-31.

FiledFormHolderSharesOf classEvent
2026-08-1413G/Ano. 7Durable Capital Partners LPinvestment adviser, partnership4.4M5.6%2026-06-30
2026-07-3013G/Ano. 3BlackRock, Inc.parent holding company5.9M7.4%2026-06-30
2026-07-1713G/Ano. 3Wasatch Advisors LPinvestment adviser2.2M2.7%2026-06-30
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 3Darlington Partners, L.P.partnership6.6M8.3%2026-03-31
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 3Darlington Partners Capital Management, LPinvestment adviser, partnership6.6M8.3%2026-03-31
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 3Darlington Partners GP, LLCparent holding company, other entity6.6M8.3%2026-03-31
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 3Ramsey B. Jishiparent holding company, individual6.6M8.3%2026-03-31
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 3Scott W. Clarkparent holding company, individual6.6M8.3%2026-03-31
2026-05-1513G/Ano. 6Durable Capital Partners LPinvestment adviser, partnership6.2M7.6%2026-03-31
2026-04-2713G/Ano. 2BlackRock, Inc.parent holding company7.0M8.5%2026-03-31
2026-04-2213G/Ano. 2Wasatch Advisors LPinvestment adviser4.2M5.2%2026-03-31
2026-03-2713G/Ano. 4The Vanguard Groupinvestment adviser00.0%2026-03-13
2026-02-1713G/Ano. 5Jared Isaacmanindividual22.4M25.2%2025-12-31
2026-02-1713G/Ano. 5Rook Holdings Inc.corporation21.2M23.8%2025-12-31
2026-02-1713G/Ano. 5Durable Capital Partners LPinvestment adviser, partnership6.6M9.8%2025-12-31
2026-02-1313G/Ano. 2Ramsey B. Jishiparent holding company, individual5.6M8.2%2025-12-31
2026-02-1313G/Ano. 2Scott W. Clarkparent holding company, individual5.6M8.2%2025-12-31
2026-02-1313G/Ano. 2Darlington Partners, L.P.partnership5.6M8.2%2025-12-31
2026-02-1313G/Ano. 2Darlington Partners GP, LLCparent holding company, other entity5.6M8.2%2025-12-31
2026-02-1313G/Ano. 2Darlington Partners Capital Management, LPinvestment adviser, partnership5.6M8.2%2025-12-31
2026-01-0713G/Ano. 1Wasatch Advisors LPinvestment adviser6.8M10.0%2025-12-31
2025-11-1413G/Ano. 4Durable Capital Partners LPinvestment adviser, partnership5.6M8.4%2025-09-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding FOUR at their latest 13F. JSON

5 of the 30 tracked managers held FOUR at their latest 13F, $251.7M in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $113.1M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 4 added shares and 1 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Citadel Advisors2026-06-302.3M$113.1M0.01%+755K
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-301.2M$76.8M0.04%+1.1M
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-301.2M$57.0M0.06%+747K
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-3095K$4.6M0.00%-1.1M
AQR Capital Management2026-06-306K$287K0.00%+419

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) Shift4 Payments, Inc. reported revenue of $1.29B, up 34.1% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $22.0M. In FY 2025 it generated $634.0M of operating cash flow and spent $453.0M on buybacks. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $356.0M against $4.51B of debt.

Cash
$356.0M
Debt
$4.51B
Equity
$1.62B
Total assets
$8.70B
Shares outstanding
78,960,120

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

QuarterPeriod endRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPS
Q2 20262026-06-30$1.29B$22.0M1.7%n/a
Q1 20262026-03-31$1.12B$15.0M1.3%n/a
Q4 2025derived2025-12-31$1.19Bn/an/an/a
Q3 20252025-09-30$1.18B$28.1M2.4%n/a
Q2 20252025-06-30$966.0M$34.0M3.5%n/a
Q1 20252025-03-31$848.0M$17.0M2.0%n/a
Q4 2024derived2024-12-31$887.4Mn/an/an/a
Q3 20242024-09-30$909.2M$53.8M5.9%n/a

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252025-12-31$4.18Bn/a$634.0M$10.0M$453.0Mn/a
FY 20242024-12-31$3.33Bn/a$500.0M$7.0M$146.0Mn/a
FY 20232023-12-31$2.56Bn/a$346.0M$14.0M$105.0Mn/a
FY 20222022-12-31$1.99Bn/a$275.4M$8.0M$185.9Mn/a
FY 20212021-12-31$1.37B-$48.2M$3.0M$8.2M$19.5Mn/a

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-07-31 from the cover page.

What this page is

Shift4 Payments, Inc. in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page pulls every series the site collects for one ticker onto one URL, keyed by the SEC's own ticker list, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a summary sentence built from the rows (last value, change, range with dates) and its own JSON and CSV links. Nothing on the page is written by a model; the sentences change only when the data does. A page exists only for companies with data in at least two series, and every section says when its source last updated.

This page follows Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR), SEC CIK 1794669, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as services-business services, nec. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and method

Short interest
FINRA consolidated short interestTwice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-08-31.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesEvery trading day, loaded the following morning. Latest 2026-09-18.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataTwice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-08-31.JSON and CSV
Planned sales
SEC EDGAR Form 144EDGAR read every 30 minutes; a notice is filed on or before the sell order. Latest 2025-12-11.JSON and CSV
Large holders
SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GEDGAR read every 30 minutes; 13D within five business days of crossing 5%, 13G on the passive schedule. Latest 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
13F holders
SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRQuarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials
SEC XBRL company factsRefreshed weekly from the SEC's structured data; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates
SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 2.02 (full-text search)EDGAR full-text search read twice a day; the estimate is last year's date plus 52 weeks. Latest 2026-08-06.JSON and CSV
Insider trades
SEC EDGAR Form 4EDGAR read every 30 minutes; filings are due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-08-07.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 1794669Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
Rate limits
30 requests a minute without a key, 120 a minute with a key from a free account.

Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 18 Sep 05:40 UTC.

How to read it

  • Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
  • Insider buys next to a crowded short are the combination that has historically preceded squeezes; insider sells next to a crowded short are common and mean little.
  • Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of FOUR is sold short?
13,688,642 shares were held short at the 2026-08-31 settlement, 7.3 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.
What is FOUR's daily short volume?
On 2026-09-18, 465,274 of the 759,054 FOUR shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 61.3% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does FOUR have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 20 FOUR shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-08-31. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are FOUR insiders buying or selling?
No open-market insider trades were reported for FOUR in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below; grants and option exercises carry a weaker signal than voluntary trades. Latest filing: Cruz Christopher Nestor (See Remarks) on 2026-08-07.
Have FOUR insiders filed to sell?
4 Form 144 notices on file for FOUR worth $1.7M at the prices reported; 0 in the last 90 days worth $0. Latest: Lauber David Taylor filed on 2025-12-11 to sell 12,000 shares ($828K) from 2025-12-11.
Who owns more than 5% of FOUR?
11 holders above 5% have filed on FOUR, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Jared Isaacman at 25.2% of the class (22,363,291 shares), filed 2026-02-17 for an event on 2025-12-31.
What did FOUR report last quarter?
In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) Shift4 Payments, Inc. reported revenue of $1.29B, up 34.1% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $22.0M. In FY 2025 it generated $634.0M of operating cash flow and spent $453.0M on buybacks. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $356.0M against $4.51B of debt.
Which funds hold FOUR?
5 of the 30 tracked managers held FOUR at their latest 13F, $251.7M in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $113.1M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 4 added shares and 1 cut.

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