Chegg (CHGG) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026)

Chegg (CHGG) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $2.7 million in Q1 2026, down 59.96% quarter-over-quarter from $6.8 million in Q4 2025, and down 75.92% on a YoY basis from $11.3 million in Q1 2025.

Chegg (CHGG) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chegg's Share-based Compensation history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 75.92% year-over-year to $2.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $23.3 million (down 64.98% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $31.9 million, down 62.34% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $2.7 million for Q1 2026 at Chegg, down from $6.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $35.9 million in Q2 2023 to a low of $2.7 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $22.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $29.3 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Share-based Compensation soared 43.22% in 2022, then slumped 75.92% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $35.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 9.14% to $31.9 million in 2023, then tumbled by 51.9% to $15.3 million in 2024, then tumbled by 55.89% to $6.8 million in 2025, then sank by 59.96% to $2.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $2.7 million (Q1 2026), $6.8 million (Q4 2025), and $5.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 2.62 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.50 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 9.57 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 5.40 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 3.60 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 1.99 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 3.90 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 3.20 Mn
10 Chegg 124.02 Mn 58.10 Mn 37.89 Mn 2.71 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 15.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 15.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 21.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 21.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 29.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 29.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.91 Mn