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$45.37 -2.63 (-5.48%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$3.79B
Shares
78.96M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$45.37 Open$48.08 Day$45.23–48.13 52W close$35.63–91.53 Avg vol 30d1.5M Short int15.2M · 19.3% float · 15.5d Short vol74% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJun 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 16, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 13 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

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    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −15%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −2%
      below
      RSI (14) 46
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 17%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −10%
      trailing
      6-month return −21%
      trailing
      YTD return −28%
      this year
      Relative strength −35%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $46 › 200d $53 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -2% holders QoQ · +66 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      19.25% of float · ▼ -2.9% MoM · 15.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      360 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 72
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +25%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 7%
      expanding
      Free cash flow $624.0M
      Buyback $375.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $3.6B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 63%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −61%
      past year
      ATR 7.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
      third quarter of 2026
      Gross revenue $1.3B
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $310M
      Adjusted free cash flow Non-GAAP $180M
      GRLNF $650M
      Adjusted free cash flow $180M
      Adjusted EBITDA $310M
      Q4
      GRL and F $661M – $711M
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $327M – $352M
      Adjusted free cash flow Non-GAAP $176M – $186M
      Adjusted EBITDA $327M – $352M
      Adjusted free cash flow $176M – $186M
      full year 2026
      Gross revenue less network fee growth 25% – 28%
      Gross revenue less network fees growth 24% – 27%
      the quarter
      Gross revenue $1.3B
      full year
      Adjusted EBITDA $1.15B – $1.18B
      GRL&S $2.48B – $2.53B
      Non-GAAP EPS Non-GAAP $5.15 – $5.35
      Adjusted free cash flow $465M – $475M
      3Q
      Middle East travel disruption headwind $25M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Feb 26, 2026
      Gross Revenue Less Network Fees · Q1 2026 $540M – $555M
      Adjusted EBITDA · Q1 2026 $235M – $240M
      Adjusted Free Cash Flow · Q1 2026 $70M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 5 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −15% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      46 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      17% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $46 › 200d $53 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -2% holders QoQ · +66 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      19.25% of float · ▼ -2.9% MoM · 15.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      360 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $36 Now $45 · 17% Range high $92
      vs 200-day avg -15% vs 50-day avg -2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $284M Q2 2026 —
      Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 46% Q2 2026 —
      Adjusted Free Cash Flow non-GAAP $21M Q2 2026 —
      FREE CASH FLOW non-GAAP -9M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      NON-GAAP NET INCOME non-GAAP 119M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Organic GRLNF Growth non-GAAP 11% Q2 2026 —
      Organic Payments-Based GRLNF non-GAAP 14% Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Organic Subscription and Other Revenue non-GAAP -1% Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Payments-Based Gross Revenue Less Network Fees 402M Q2 2026 —
      Share repurchases (shares) 0.7M Q2 2026 —
      Subscription and Other 105M Q2 2026 —
      Tax-Free Shopping 117M Q2 2026 —
      TOTAL GRLNF non-GAAP 624M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Total shares repurchased since IPO 19.9M since IPO —
      Volume 61B Q2 2026 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Software - Infrastructure — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      FOUR
      Shift4 Payments, Inc.
      this stock
      		$3.79B -27.9% +25.5% — 19.3%
      MSFT
      Microsoft Corp
      		 $3.66T +2.4% +6.9% 27.4 1.1%
      ORCL
      Oracle Corp
      		 $441.52B -22.8% +17.3% 26.3 1.7%
      PLTR
      Palantir Technologies Inc.
      		 $411.02B -2.1% +56.2% 146.2 2.8%
      PANW
      Palo Alto Networks Inc
      		 $315.41B +108.6% +29.0% 317.2 2.6%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      360
      % held
      95.2%
      Net QoQ
      -3.0M sh
      Top holder
      DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPIT…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      454
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      15.2M
      Days to cover
      15.5d
      Change
      -460.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      74%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.7K
      Value
      $85.5K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.6%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
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      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Susie Lee
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Nov 30, 2022
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $4.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $147.0M
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.0B
      Remaining
      $375.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $347.5K
      Shares
      5.0K
      Filed
      Dec 11, 2025
      View
      Exempt Offerings
      Offering
      $1.2M
      Filed
      Jan 24, 2023
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 12, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      FOUR +10.0% -9.8% -21.1% -14.4% -28.0%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +9.6% -14.3% -34.8% -18.3% -41.8%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $625.00M
      Remaining
      $375.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1794669 CUSIP 82452J109 13F (30d) 354 filings 344 filers Visit website Investor relations

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