Duolingo (DUOL) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)

Duolingo's Share-based Compensation history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $9.4 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 69.56% year-over-year to $9.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$14.1 million, a 128.75% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $41.6 million, down 15.68% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation rose to $9.4 million in Q1 2026 per DUOL's latest filing, from -$59.6 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $83.7 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$59.6 million in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $20.5 million (2022), against an average of $22.9 million.
• Biggest YoY gain for Share-based Compensation was 2043.07% in 2025; the steepest drop was 464.96% in 2025.
• Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $73.8 million in 2022, then advanced by 13.44% to $83.7 million in 2023, then slumped by 80.51% to $16.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 464.96% to -$59.6 million in 2025, then surged by 115.85% to $9.4 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest DUOL Share-based Compensation figures stand at $9.4 million (Q1 2026), -$59.6 million (Q4 2025), and $36.0 million (Q2 2025).