Salesforce (CRM) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 34.87% year-on-year from $803.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 32.23% on a QoQ basis from $819.0 million in Q4 2025.
Salesforce (CRM) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 34.87% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $3.5 billion (up 10.24% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $3.5 billion, up 10.24% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $1.1 billion, up from $819.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $674.0 million in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $803.0 million (2025), against an average of $795.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Share-based Compensation jumped 40.77%; it then dropped 17.79% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $843.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 17.79% to $693.0 million in 2023, then gained by 18.33% to $820.0 million in 2024, then fell by 0.12% to $819.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 32.23% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), $819.0 million (Q4 2025), and $793.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 333.66 Mn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 147.39 Bn | 146.35 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 547.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 138.18 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 509.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 485.00 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 196.84 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.08 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.08 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 819.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 819.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 793.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 793.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 814.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 814.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 803.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 803.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 820.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 820.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 810.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 810.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 750.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 750.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 674.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 674.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 693.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 693.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 724.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 724.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 696.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 696.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 809.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 809.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 843.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 843.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 851.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 851.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 776.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 776.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 763.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 763.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 812.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 812.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 640.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 640.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 564.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 564.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 542.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 542.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 566.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 566.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 578.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 578.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 504.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 504.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 511.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 511.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 543.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 543.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 388.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 388.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 343.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 343.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 329.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 329.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 351.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 351.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 351.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 351.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 252.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 252.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 238.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 238.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 251.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 251.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 256.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 256.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 252.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 252.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 244.02 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 244.02 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 204.75 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 204.75 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 182.31 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 182.31 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 188.92 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 188.92 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 158.97 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 158.97 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 144.32 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 144.32 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 147.78 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 147.78 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 142.56 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 142.56 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 151.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 151.80 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 139.46 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 139.46 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 142.41 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 142.41 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 131.09 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 131.09 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 136.54 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 136.54 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 141.54 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 141.54 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 110.48 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 110.48 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 114.73 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 114.73 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 21.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 21.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 105.11 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 105.11 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 85.42 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 85.42 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 81.27 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 81.27 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 70.10 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 70.10 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 57.01 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 57.01 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 54.59 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 54.59 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 47.56 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 47.56 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 41.71 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 41.71 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 25.63 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 25.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 26.62 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 26.62 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 26.47 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 26.47 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 25.95 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 25.95 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 20.41 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 20.41 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2009 | 20.88 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2009 | 20.88 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2009 | 21.14 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2009 | 21.14 Mn |