R&D expense · 2018–2025
Shift4 Payments R&D expense
$6.0M+50.0% · FY2025
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) reported $6.0M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +50.0% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $6.0M | +50.0% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $4.0M | +300.0% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $1.0M | +100.0% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $500,000 | −72.2% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $1.8M | +50.0% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $1.2M | −25.0% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $1.6M | 0.0% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $1.6M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2018–2025 compound annual growth +20.8%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001794669-26-000010 · February 27, 2026
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