Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. FIS scored 73.1, FOUR scored 71.0 — FIS leads.
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FIS
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Information Technology Services · Quality-Growth
73.1
$34.26 · $17.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
2.1
FIS leads
FOUR
Shift4 Payments, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
71
$39.85 · $3.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestFIS5.3x
Fastest growthFOUR+32.4%
Strongest balance sheetFIS1.33
Highest qualityFIS68 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueFIS-67%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
FIS
stronger →← stronger
FOUR
68
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
54
64
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
86
89
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
77
FIS is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
FIS
FOUR
$2.8bB
FCF
$433mC
+18.3%B+
Rev
+32.4%A
1.33C
D/E
2.62D
5.3xA
P/E
63.3xC
0.18A
PEG
0.29A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
FIS
FOUR
67% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
59% below
~-19%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-8%/yr
+185%
1-yr DCF upside
+89%
+201%
5-yr DCF upside
+144%
+226%
10-yr DCF upside
+250%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
FIS
Why this score
Raising its dividend
FOUR
Why this score
Buying back stock
The companies
FISFidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Information Technology Services · $34.26 · beta 0.83
Why now
Information Technology Services · market cap $17.7b. Down 50% from 52-week high of $68.98 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +18%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.18 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 24 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $48.96 (implying +43% upside).
Moat
Net margin 28% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 21% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Down 50% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
FOURShift4 Payments, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · $39.85 · beta 1.39
Why now
Software - Infrastructure · market cap $3.1b. Down 49% from 52-week high of $78.61 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +32% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.29 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $53.90 (implying +35% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income. Software economics — recurring revenue, embedded customer workflows, and high gross margin all compound the moat once a base account is won. Switching costs are the lever.
Risk
D/E 2.62 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trailing P/E 63.3x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. Down 49% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where FIS and FOUR diverge
On the headline score the gap is 2.1 points in favor of FIS. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthFIS 64.3 · FOUR 86.3FOUR +22.0
QualityFIS 67.9 · FOUR 53.6FIS +14.3
ValueFIS 89.2 · FOUR 77.4FIS +11.8
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is FIS or FOUR the better stock?
FIS scores higher: FIS 73.1, FOUR 71.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do FIS and FOUR differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where FOUR leads by 22 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are FIS and FOUR scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.