Gen Digital (GEN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital's (GEN) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at -$120.0 million in Q2 2026, down 433.33% YoY from $36.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 326.42% on a QoQ basis from $53.0 million in Q1 2026.
Gen Digital (GEN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gen Digital (GEN) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at -$120.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 433.33% year-over-year to -$120.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $55.0 million (down 58.65% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $55.0 million, down 58.65% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation eased to -$120.0 million in Q2 2026, from $53.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $72.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$120.0 million in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of $18.1 million and a median of $35.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation tumbled 900.0% — and 2025, when it soared 5500.0%.
- Tracing GEN's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $4.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 775.0% to $35.0 million in 2023, then surged by 105.71% to $72.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 22.22% to $56.0 million in 2025, then sank by 314.29% to -$120.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at -$120.0 million (Q2 2026), $53.0 million (Q1 2026), and $56.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 54.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 54.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | -120.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | -120.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 53.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 53.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 56.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 56.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 66.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 66.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 72.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 72.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 1.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 24.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 24.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | -81.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | -81.00 Mn |