Growth Metrics

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

Duolingo's quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $34.6 million in Q1 2026, up 11.7% year-on-year from $31.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.45% quarter-over-quarter from $36.3 million in Q4 2025.

Duolingo has reported Share-based Compensation for 7 years, with the latest figure at $34.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 11.7% year-over-year to $34.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $141.1 million (up 21.08% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $137.4 million, up 24.4% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $34.6 million, down from $36.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $36.3 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $14.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $26.6 million, with a median of $25.4 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 523.12% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 0.84% in 2022.
  • Tracing DUOL's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $20.6 million in 2022, then grew by 21.18% to $25.0 million in 2023, then increased by 19.14% to $29.8 million in 2024, then rose by 21.74% to $36.3 million in 2025, then retreated by 4.45% to $34.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $34.6 million (Q1 2026), $36.3 million (Q4 2025), and $35.6 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 151.10 Bn 150.06 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 Duolingo 4.99 Bn 3.74 Bn 213.10 Mn 34.65 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 34.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 34.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 36.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 36.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 35.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 35.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 34.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 34.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 31.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 31.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 29.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 29.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 28.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 28.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 26.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 26.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 25.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 25.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 23.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 23.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 21.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 21.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 20.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 20.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 20.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 20.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 18.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 18.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 14.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 14.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 20.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 20.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 2.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 2.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 12.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 12.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.68 Mn