Shift4 Payments (MEX:FOUR) 5-Year Sortino Ratio: N/A (As of Sep. 08, 2026)

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MEX:FOUR Shift4 Payments Inc MEX:FOUR
72 GF Score
Price MXN777.00
GF Value MXN1,895.31
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Shift4 Payments 5-Year Sortino Ratio?

The 5-Year Sortino Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of the downside risk over the past five years. As of today (2026-09-08), Shift4 Payments's 5-Year Sortino Ratio is Not available.


Shift4 Payments  (MEX:FOUR) 5-Year Sortino Ratio Explanation

The 5-Year Sortino Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past five year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average five-year monthly excess returns divided by the standard deviation of negative returns in the five-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

Differnt from the Sharpe Ratio that penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally, the Sortino Ratio penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return. The expected returns here is set to the risk-free rate as well.


Shift4 Payments 5-Year Sortino Ratio Related Terms


MEX:FOUR vs WIX, APPN, CLBT: 5-Year Sortino Ratio Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Shift4 Payments's 5-Year Sortino Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Sortino Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Shift4 Payments 5-Year Sortino Ratio vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Shift4 Payments's 5-Year Sortino Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shift4 Payments's 5-Year Sortino Ratio falls into.


MEX:FOUR
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Shift4 Payments 5-Year Sortino Ratio Calculation

The 5-Year Sortino Ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset or portfolio in the last five year, focusing specifically on downside risk rather than total risk. A stock / portfolio's 5-Year Sortino Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the five-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the downside risks over the past five year.

A downside risk is a potential loss from the asset or investment. The Downside risk here is measured by the downside deviation, which is the standard deviation of negative returns.

Is Shift4 Payments (MEX:FOUR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shift4 Payments stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MXN777.00 is trading 59% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN1,895.31. GuruFocus considers Shift4 Payments to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for MEX:FOUR:

  • 5-Year Sortino Ratio: N/A
  • GF Value™: MXN1,895.31 vs. price of MXN777.00 (59% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 6 warning signs

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Shift4 Payments Business Description

Other Exchanges FOUR:USA
Address 3501 Corporate Parkway, Center Valley, PA, USA, 18034
Shift4 Payments Inc is an independent provider of software and payment processing solutions in the U.S., expanding internationally. Its payments platform offers integrated products and services across in-store, online, mobile and tablet-based channels, including end-to-end payment processing, merchant acquiring services, a proprietary omni-channel gateway, eCommerce capabilities, and reporting tools. The company distributes its services through internal sales teams and partners, including independent software vendors (ISVs) and value-added resellers (VARs). Revenue is predominantly recurring, derived mainly from processing fees and subscription revenue from POS software, business intelligence tools and other technology solutions. The company derives maximum revenue from the United States.
72GF Score

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