AppLovin (APP) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)

AppLovin (APP) reported Share-based Compensation of $83.4 million for Q1 2026, up 36.05% year-over-year from $61.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.89% quarter-over-quarter from $80.3 million in Q4 2025.

AppLovin (APP) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AppLovin (APP) has 7 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $83.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $83.4 million, up 36.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $232.5 million (down 30.68% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $210.4 million, down 43.03% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation rose to $83.4 million in Q1 2026 per APP's latest filing, from $80.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $110.8 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at $33.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $71.6 million and a median of $81.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Share-based Compensation soared 162.98% in 2023, then sank 63.79% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $47.7 million in 2022, then soared by 84.71% to $88.0 million in 2023, then increased by 6.57% to $93.8 million in 2024, then retreated by 14.47% to $80.3 million in 2025, then gained by 3.89% to $83.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows APP's Share-based Compensation at $83.4 million in Q1 2026, $80.3 million in Q4 2025, and $33.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 83.37 Mn
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 27.10 Mn
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 109.05 Mn
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - 97.10 Mn
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn -
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 19.69 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 10.91 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 24.25 Mn
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 14.25 Mn
10 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.19 Bn 1.02 Bn 193.76 Mn 5.87 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 83.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 83.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 80.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 80.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 33.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 33.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 35.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 35.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 61.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 61.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 93.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 93.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 81.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 81.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 98.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 98.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 95.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 95.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 88.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 88.05 Mn