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Gen Digital (GEN) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Gen Digital filings provide 18 years of Share-based Compensation readings, the most recent being $53.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 60.61% to $53.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $211.0 million through Jan 2026, up 64.84% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $133.0 million for FY2025, 3.62% down from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation hit $53.0 million in Q1 2026 for Gen Digital, down from $56.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $66.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $19.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $37.4 million, with a median of $35.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Share-based Compensation skyrocketed 133.33% in 2022 before it dropped 20.51% in 2024.
  • Gen Digital's Share-based Compensation stood at $42.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 16.67% to $35.0 million in 2023, then fell by 5.71% to $33.0 million in 2024, then surged by 69.7% to $56.0 million in 2025, then fell by 5.36% to $53.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GEN's Share-based Compensation are $53.0 million (Q1 2026), $56.0 million (Q4 2025), and $66.0 million (Q3 2025).