Gen Digital (GEN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital's Share-based Compensation came in at $54 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 18.2% from $66 million a year earlier and down 12.9% from the prior quarter.
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Gen Digital (GEN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, Gen Digital reported Share-based Compensation of $225 million, up 33.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it was $237 million, up 78.2% from FY2025.
- Share-based Compensation carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Share-based Compensation was $133 million in FY2025 (-3.6%), $138 million in FY2024 (+3.0%), $134 million in FY2023 (+91.4%) and $70 million in FY2022 (-13.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Share-based Compensation is $13 million (fiscal Q2 2022) to $66 million (fiscal Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 37.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Share-based Compensation over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 133.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2022 (a decline of 35.0%).
- Business Quant data shows GEN's Share-based Compensation at $62 million (Q4 2026), $53 million (Q3 2026) and $56 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 376.91 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 79.30 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 423.58 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 220.25 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 144.00 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | - |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 54.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 54.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 62.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 53.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 56.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 66.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 33.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 33.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 31.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 35.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 35.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 37.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 39.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 42.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 24.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 13.00 Mn |
API Access
Gen Digital Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "GEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();