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FOUR vs CBZ // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Shift4 Payments Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) VS. CBIZ Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FOUR 3
— CBZ 8
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: FOUR
LAST: $42.07 (+5.10%) • MKT CAP: $3.16B
forward-pe
17.7x
LAST: $54.98 (+0.06%) • MKT CAP: $2.98B
forward-pe
21.7x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FOUR VS. CBZ)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FOUR | CBZ | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 12.90% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.50% | 5.90% | -0.40 | CBZ | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.6x | 17.5x | +1.10 | CBZ | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 20.13% | 5.88% | +14.25 | FOUR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.40% | 8.50% | -0.10 | CBZ | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.50% | 4.20% | -0.70 | CBZ | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 25.50% | 52.10% | -26.60 | CBZ | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.93 | 1.84 | -0.91 | CBZ | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | CBZ | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.7 | 68.3 | -15.60 | CBZ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.89 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 17.7x | 21.7x | -4.00 | FOUR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.16B | $2.98B | $177.3M | FOUR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FOUR REV | CBZ REV | FOUR GROSS % | CBZ GROSS % | FOUR FCF | CBZ FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.18B | $2.76B | — | 12.9% | $624.0M | $175.5M |
| FY 2024 | $3.33B | $1.81B | — | 10.1% | $493.0M | $110.8M |
| FY 2023 | $2.56B | $1.59B | — | — | $346.0M | $81.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FOUR // BETA —
CBZ // BETA 0.89