Shift4 vs WEX
Shift4 reported revenue of $4.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.6 times WEX's $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Shift4's revenue grew 25.5% in its latest year, and WEX's grew 1.2%. Shift4 had an operating margin of 8.4%, against 24.9% at WEX. Free cash flow was $624 million at Shift4 and $314 million at WEX.
Side by side
| Shift4 | WEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.2B | $2.7B |
| Revenue growth | 25.5% | 1.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 40.4% | 11.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 58.6% |
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 24.9% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 11.4% |
| Free cash flow | $624M | $314M |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.9% | 11.8% |
| Return on capital | 6.5% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 4.6x | −0.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $453M | $800M |
| Change in diluted share count | −20.1% | −13.1% |
| Last close | $36.99 | $192.09 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 19.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $33.6 million, sold $1.3 million | bought $358,675, sold $10.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 8 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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