Dropbox (DBX) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026)
Dropbox (DBX) recorded Share-based Compensation of $77.3 million in Q2 2026, down 0.5% from $77.7 million a year earlier but up 8.7% from the prior quarter.
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Dropbox (DBX) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Dropbox's Share-based Compensation came in at $304.4 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 5.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $300.8 million, down 13.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Share-based Compensation came in at $346.5 million in FY2024 (+2.5%), $338 million in FY2023 (+2.2%), $330.7 million in FY2022 (+15.2%) and $287.1 million in FY2021 (+9.8%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has ranged from $67.1 million in Q1 2025 to $95.3 million in Q2 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 20.4% in Q4 2022, against a decline of 14.8% in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $71.1 million (Q1 2026), $77.4 million (Q4 2025) and $78.6 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 90.32 Bn | 65.57 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 539.00 Mn |
| 2 | Atlassian | 46.45 Bn | 39.73 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 394.48 Mn |
| 3 | Twilio | 44.08 Bn | 34.07 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 141.91 Mn |
| 4 | Autodesk | 43.30 Bn | 31.34 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 184.00 Mn |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 25.52 Bn | -5.27 Bn | 985.50 Mn | - |
| 6 | Figma | 10.74 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 309.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.01 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 77.30 Mn |
| 8 | Nice | 6.59 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 995.81 Mn | 88.06 Mn |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.37 Bn | 5.87 Bn | 472.31 Mn | 57.13 Mn |
| 10 | Open Text | 5.38 Bn | 813.39 Mn | 1.01 Bn | 21.85 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 77.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 71.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 77.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 78.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 77.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 67.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 85.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 92.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 90.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 78.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 82.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 83.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 95.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 76.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 87.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 86.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 85.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 72.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 72.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 72.80 Mn |
API Access
Dropbox Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=DBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "DBX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=DBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();