For the quarter ended September 2026, Shift4 Payments (FOUR Quick QuoteFOUR - Free Report) reported revenue of $648 million, up 10% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.49, compared to $1.47 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $650.28 million, representing a surprise of -0.35%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10.37%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.35.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Shift4 Payments performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• End-to-End Payment Volume: $61 billion versus $65.28 billion estimated by four analysts on average.
• Gross Revenue- Payments-based revenue: $1.07 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.1 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.4%.
• Gross Revenue- Subscription and other revenues: $107 million compared to the $120.23 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -10% year over year.
• TFS revenue: $139 million versus $126.75 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Shift4 Payments have returned +15% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.