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

Duolingo (DUOL) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $9.4 million for Q1 2026, down 69.56% year-over-year from $31.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 115.85% quarter-over-quarter from -$59.6 million in Q4 2025.

Duolingo (DUOL) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 69.56% year-over-year to $9.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$14.1 million (down 128.75% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $41.6 million, down 15.68% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $9.4 million, up from -$59.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $83.7 million in Q4 2023, with the low 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.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 2043.07% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 464.96% in 2025.
  • Duolingo's Share-based Compensation stood at $73.8 million in 2022, then gained by 13.44% to $83.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 80.51% to $16.3 million in 2024, then sank by 464.96% to -$59.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 115.85% to $9.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DUOL's Share-based Compensation at $9.4 million in Q1 2026, -$59.6 million in Q4 2025, and $36.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 255.48 Bn 234.41 Bn 16.51 Bn 875.26 Mn
2 Shopify 198.95 Bn 194.00 Bn 1.71 Bn 128.00 Mn
3 Salesforce 160.70 Bn 148.86 Bn 8.56 Bn 250.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 154.94 Bn 149.73 Bn 6.38 Bn 550.00 Mn
5 ServiceNow 128.25 Bn 123.58 Bn 2.82 Bn 283.00 Mn
6 Snowflake 114.00 Bn 111.05 Bn 926.45 Mn 402.47 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 108.58 Bn 104.35 Bn 2.51 Bn 59.70 Mn
8 Adobe 105.34 Bn 99.72 Bn 5.90 Bn -295.00 Mn
9 Intuit 94.55 Bn 87.77 Bn 7.24 Bn 485.00 Mn
10 Duolingo 12.42 Bn 11.10 Bn 216.74 Mn 38.21 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 38.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 38.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 9.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 9.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -59.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -59.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 31.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 31.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 31.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 31.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 83.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 83.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 21.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 21.07 Mn