Circle Internet (CRCL) Share-based Compensation (2024 - 2026)

Circle Internet (CRCL) reported Share-based Compensation of $51.8 million for Q1 2026, up 307.36% year-over-year from $12.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.82% quarter-over-quarter from $59.4 million in Q4 2025.

Circle Internet (CRCL) Share-based Compensation (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Circle Internet (CRCL) has 3 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $51.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $51.8 million, up 307.36% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $605.3 million (up 1035.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $566.2 million, up 1030.09% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to $51.8 million in Q1 2026 per CRCL's latest filing, from $59.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $435.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $11.1 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 3-year average of $82.3 million and a median of $34.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Share-based Compensation jumped 2504.79% in 2025, then surged 307.36% in 2026.
  • A 3-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $11.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 435.26% to $59.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 12.82% to $51.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CRCL's Share-based Compensation at $51.8 million in Q1 2026, $59.4 million in Q4 2025, and $59.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 SOL Strategies 94,425.84 Bn 94,425.84 Bn - -
2 Morgan Stanley 349.82 Bn 216.29 Bn - 571.00 Mn
3 Goldman Sachs 333.85 Bn -603.70 Bn - 2.53 Bn
4 Schwab Charles 160.31 Bn 115.33 Bn - 138.00 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 97.28 Bn 92.64 Bn 960.00 Mn 92.00 Mn
6 Interactive Brokers 42.79 Bn 53.38 Bn - 33.00 Mn
7 LPL Financial Holdings 23.54 Bn 22.51 Bn - 23.06 Mn
8 Tradeweb Markets 21.20 Bn 19.96 Bn - 25.06 Mn
9 Iren 19.97 Bn 17.75 Bn 144.76 Mn 31.49 Mn
10 Circle Internet 19.67 Bn 18.16 Bn 35.01 Mn 51.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 51.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 51.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 59.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 59.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 59.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 59.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 435.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 435.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 11.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 11.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.70 Mn