Applied Digital (APLD) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026)

Applied Digital (APLD) posted Share-based Compensation of $50.1 million for Q1 2026, up 25.08% on a QoQ basis from $40.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 417.48% year-over-year from $9.7 million in Q1 2025.

Applied Digital (APLD) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Digital's Share-based Compensation history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $50.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 417.48% year-over-year to $50.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $104.8 million (up 899.12% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $20.3 million, up 2255.4% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $50.1 million for Q1 2026 at Applied Digital, up from $40.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $50.1 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$26.9 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $7.8 million and a median of $4.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation sank 2186.8% — and 2025, when it surged 3840.0%.
  • Applied Digital's Share-based Compensation stood at $22.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 99.25% to $168000.0 in 2023, then soared by 1960.12% to $3.5 million in 2024, then surged by 1058.48% to $40.1 million in 2025, then rose by 25.08% to $50.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows APLD's Share-based Compensation at $50.1 million in Q1 2026, $40.1 million in Q4 2025, and $4.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 498.00 Mn
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 462.14 Mn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn 12.15 Mn
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn -
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - 8.73 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 44.00 Mn
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 46.00 Mn
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 6.35 Mn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 24.30 Mn
10 Applied Digital 8.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 53.81 Mn 50.15 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 50.15 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 50.15 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 40.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 40.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 4.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 4.50 Mn
May 31, 2025 10.05 Mn
May 31, 2025 10.05 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 9.69 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 9.69 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 3.46 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 3.46 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -2.92 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -2.92 Mn
May 31, 2024 255,000.00
May 31, 2024 255,000.00
Feb 29, 2024 -9.83 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -9.83 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 168,000.00
Nov 30, 2023 168,000.00