HashiCorp [HCP] vs Shift4 Payments [FOUR] Detailed Stock Comparison

HashiCorp Inc.

NASDAQ

Shift4 Payments Inc.

NYSE

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 20 vital metrics comparison: HashiCorp Inc. wins in 4 metrics, Shift4 Payments Inc. wins in 13 metrics, with 0 ties. Shift4 Payments Inc. appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	HashiCorp Inc.	Shift4 Payments Inc.	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	-35.49	47.43	Shift4 Payments Inc.
Price-to-Book Ratio	5.65	7.08	HashiCorp Inc.
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	0.68	235.87	HashiCorp Inc.
PEG Ratio	99.37	7.66	Shift4 Payments Inc.
EV/EBITDA	-37.36	11.59	Shift4 Payments Inc.
Profit Margin (TTM)	-18.66%	2.85%	Shift4 Payments Inc.
Operating Margin (TTM)	-17.23%	10.52%	Shift4 Payments Inc.
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	N/A	10.52%	N/A
Return on Equity	-9.98%	9.88%	Shift4 Payments Inc.
Return on Assets (TTM)	-6.07%	3.49%	Shift4 Payments Inc.
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$-22.88M	$373.00M	Shift4 Payments Inc.
1-Year Return	N/A	-53.58%	N/A
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	10.86	1.25	Shift4 Payments Inc.
Enterprise Value	$5.77B	$9.09B	Shift4 Payments Inc.
EV/Revenue Ratio	8.82	2.17	Shift4 Payments Inc.
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	82.82%	37.82%	HashiCorp Inc.
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$3	$61	Shift4 Payments Inc.
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$-0.60	$1.08	Shift4 Payments Inc.
Beta (Stock Volatility)	1.19	1.60	HashiCorp Inc.
Short % of Float	N/A	20.41%	N/A

HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
HashiCorp Inc.	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Shift4 Payments Inc.	-3.01%	6.05%	-4.95%	-10.45%	-39.59%	-36.28%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
HashiCorp Inc.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shift4 Payments Inc.	-53.58%	-35.15%	-58.18%	22.78%	22.78%	22.78%

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

Metric	HCP	FOUR
Market Information
Market Cap i	$7.11B	$4.73B
Market Cap Category	Mid cap	Mid cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	5,250,204	1,353,049
90 Day Avg. Volume i	3,707,858	2,011,406
Last Close	$34.78	$39.94
52 Week Range	$23.00 - $34.85	$34.56 - $108.50
% from 52W High	-0.19%	-63.19%
All-Time High	$34.82 (Feb 26, 2025)	$127.50 (Feb 17, 2025)
% from All-Time High	-0.11%	-68.67%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.19%	0.34%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	0.19%	-0.66%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	-0.19%	0.03%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	-0.17%	0.11%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	-0.10%	0.10%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	0.68	235.87
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$6.16	$7.24
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$6.59	$11.87
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$68.03M	$634.00M
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$97.01M	$476.25M
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

Metric	HCP (Mar 31, 2025)	FOUR (Apr 24, 2026)
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	-35.49	47.43
Forward P/E i	99.37	7.66
PEG Ratio i	99.37	7.66
Price to Sales (TTM) i	10.86	1.25
Price to Book (MRQ) i	5.65	7.08
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$7.11B	$4.73B
Enterprise Value i	$5.77B	$9.09B
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	8.82	2.17
Enterprise to EBITDA i	-37.36	11.59
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	1.19	1.60
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$6.16	$7.24

Financial Statements Comparison: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

Financial Metrics

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Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Metric	HCP (2024)	FOUR (2025)
Revenue/Sales i	583.14M	4.18B
Cost of Goods Sold i	108.70M	2.75B
COGS % of Revenue i	18.6%	65.8%
Gross Profit i	474.44M	1.43B
Gross Margin i	81.4%	34.2%
Research & Development i	222.55M	N/A
Operating Income (EBIT) i	-254.28M	337.00M
Operating Margin i	-43.6%	8.1%
EBITDA i	-244.77M	815.00M
EBITDA Margin i	-42.0%	19.5%
Pre-Tax Income i	-189.63M	195.00M
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	-32.5%	4.7%
Income Tax i	1.04M	48.00M
Income Tax % of Revenue i	0.2%	1.1%
Net Income (Profit) i	-190.67M	147.00M
Profit Margin i	-32.7%	3.5%

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Metric	HCP (2024)	FOUR (2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	763.41M	964.00M
Total Current Assets i	1.54B	2.18B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	264.4%	52.2%
Total Current Liabilities i	440.75M	1.31B
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	75.6%	31.4%
Long-Term Debt i	10.01M	4.59B
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	1.7%	109.8%
Total Shareholders Equity i	1.21B	1.96B
Retained Earnings i	-971.07M	-467.00M
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	-166.5%	-11.2%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	11.51M	467.00M

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Metric	HCP (2024)	FOUR (2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	14.11M	620.00M
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	2.4%	14.8%
Capital Expenditures i	-697,000	-135.00M
Free Cash Flow i	-22.88M	373.00M
FCF Margin i	-3.9%	8.9%
Debt Repayment i	N/A	-1.14B
Common Stock Repurchase i	N/A	-453.00M

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	HCP	FOUR
Shares Short i	N/A	16.35M
Short Ratio i	N/A	5.98
Short % of Float i	N/A	20.41%
Shares Outstanding i	199.25M	64.79M
Float Shares i	141.12M	46.16M
% Held by Insiders i	4.09%	28.73%
% Held by Institutions i	79.95%	100.61%
% Held by Public i	15.96%	-29.34%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

Metric	HCP	FOUR
Last 12-Month Dividend i	N/A	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Total Dividends i	N/A	N/A
Ex-Dividend Date	N/A	N/A

Metric	HCP (Oct 31, 2024)	FOUR (Dec 31, 2025)
Revenue/Sales i	173.39M	1.19B
Cost of Goods Sold i	29.79M	739.10M
COGS % of Revenue i	17.2%	62.2%
Gross Profit i	143.60M	449.50M
Gross Margin i	82.8%	37.8%
Research & Development i	53.37M	N/A
Operating Income (EBIT) i	-29.88M	121.30M
Operating Margin i	-17.2%	10.2%
EBITDA i	-26.41M	255.10M
EBITDA Margin i	-15.2%	21.5%
Pre-Tax Income i	-12.40M	67.40M
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	-7.1%	5.7%
Income Tax i	611,000	14.40M
Income Tax % of Revenue i	0.4%	1.2%
Net Income (Profit) i	-13.01M	53.00M
Profit Margin i	-7.5%	4.5%

Metric	HCP (Oct 31, 2024)	FOUR (Dec 31, 2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	41.79M	228.60M
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	24.1%	19.2%
Capital Expenditures i	-12,000	-36.60M
Free Cash Flow i	35.73M	148.30M
FCF Margin i	20.6%	12.5%
Debt Repayment i	N/A	-693.00M
Common Stock Repurchase i	N/A	-304.80M

HashiCorp [HCP] vs Shift4 Payments [FOUR] Detailed Stock Comparison

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Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

Financial Statements Comparison: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

Financial Metrics

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

HCP (Annual)

HCP (Quarterly)

FOUR (Annual)

FOUR (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

Metric	HCP (Oct 31, 2024)	FOUR (Dec 31, 2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	923.63M	964.00M
Total Current Assets i	1.55B	2.18B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	895.6%	183.5%
Total Current Liabilities i	410.12M	1.31B
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	236.5%	110.6%
Long-Term Debt i	N/A	4.59B
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	0.0%	386.1%
Total Shareholders Equity i	1.26B	1.96B
Retained Earnings i	-1.06B	-467.00M
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	-612.3%	-39.3%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	N/A	467.00M

HashiCorp [HCP] vs Shift4 Payments [FOUR] Detailed Stock Comparison

HashiCorp Inc.

Shift4 Payments Inc.

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Vital Metrics Comparison

Complete HashiCorp Inc. Investment Analysis: Compare with Industry Leaders

Ever Wonder Which Stock is Really the Better Pick?

What You'll Actually Learn (in Plain English)

💰 Which Stock is Cheaper

🏥 Which Company is Healthier

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HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Long-term Returns

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

Financial Statements Comparison: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

Financial Metrics Quarterly Annual

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

HCP (Annual)

HCP (Quarterly)

FOUR (Annual)

FOUR (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: HashiCorp Inc. vs Shift4 Payments Inc.

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