Shift4 Payments (FOUR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Taylor Lauber, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $12.2M in 2025, up 84% from $6.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 186:1, on median employee pay of $65,478.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$12.2M+84% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
186:1median $65,478
CEO pay in equity
91%$11.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus Percentage
100%Percentage of annual base salary
Stock Awards Percentage
92%Proportion of NEO total target compensation
Metric Performance Achievement
96.8%Performance against annual target goals
Say on Pay Support
98.8%Prior year shareholder approval

How Lauber was paid

$12.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary4%Stock awards91%Non-equity incentive5%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Taylor LauberChief Executive Officer$12,211,164
Christopher N. CruzChief Financial Officer$18,942,269
Jordan FrankelChief Legal Officer$3,952,083
Jared IsaacmanFormer Chief Executive Officer$21,752,657
Nancy DismanFormer Chief Financial Officer$4,183,675

What changed and why

  • $12.2MTaylor Lauber total compensation increased to $12,211,164 following his appointment as Chief Executive Officer.
  • 96.8%Company performance against metric goals reached 96.8% resulting in annual bonuses paid at 100% of target.
  • 92%Approximately 92% of named executive officer total target compensation was delivered in restricted stock units.
  • Jared Isaacman transitioned from Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chairman and subsequently resigned upon his appointment to NASA.
  • Christopher N. Cruz was appointed as Chief Financial Officer effective September 1, 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.