CuriosityStream (CURI) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2025)
CuriosityStream (CURI) reported Share-based Compensation of -$6.3 million for Q4 2025, down 208.16% on a YoY basis from $5.8 million in Q4 2024, and down 171.78% sequentially from $8.8 million in Q3 2025.
CuriosityStream (CURI) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
CuriosityStream (CURI) has 6 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at -$6.3 million in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation fell 208.16% year-over-year to -$6.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $3.8 million (down 42.63% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.8 million, down 42.63% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation slipped to -$6.3 million in Q4 2025, from $8.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $8.8 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$6.3 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $1.4 million and a median of $1.4 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
- Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation plunged 866.46% in 2021 and soared 2550.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing CURI's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $6.9 million in 2021, then plunged by 76.89% to $1.6 million in 2022, then surged by 146.88% to $3.9 million in 2023, then soared by 48.15% to $5.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 208.16% to -$6.3 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows CURI's Share-based Compensation at -$6.3 million in Q4 2025, $8.8 million in Q3 2025, and $434000.0 in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.66 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 785.00 Mn | 18.00 Mn |
| 2 | Newsmax | 840.22 Mn | 799.79 Mn | 21.36 Mn | 11.93 Mn |
| 3 | iHeartMedia | 565.51 Mn | 430.46 Mn | 509.13 Mn | 3.63 Mn |
| 4 | Gray Media | 389.45 Mn | 130.45 Mn | 213.00 Mn | 8.00 Mn |
| 5 | E.W. Scripps | 268.40 Mn | 184.68 Mn | 206.07 Mn | 6.63 Mn |
| 6 | FuboTV | 251.35 Mn | -201.06 Mn | 399.10 Mn | -8.13 Mn |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 140.99 Mn | 107.64 Mn | 11.62 Mn | -6.29 Mn |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 83.31 Mn | 80.20 Mn | -3.44 Mn | - |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 51.99 Mn | 21.56 Mn | 17.72 Mn | -18,000.00 |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 37.48 Mn | 31.05 Mn | - | 50,788.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 434,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 434,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 863,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 863,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 689,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 689,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.61 Mn |