Guidewire Software (GWRE) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026)
Guidewire Software's Share-based Compensation came in at $46.78 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 10.9% from $42.19 million a year earlier and up 4.1% from the prior quarter.
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Guidewire Software (GWRE) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Guidewire Software's Share-based Compensation was $181.8 million, up 12.5% from FY2025.
- Share-based Compensation has increased in each of the last 16 fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Share-based Compensation was $161.56 million in FY2025 (+10.3%), $146.46 million in FY2024 (+2.5%), $142.84 million in FY2023 (+4.3%) and $137.01 million in FY2022 (+19.1%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation in data going back to fiscal Q3 2011.
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation has increased for 14 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 11.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Share-based Compensation over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 26.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 4.5%).
- Business Quant data shows GWRE's Share-based Compensation at $44.94 million (Q3 2026), $46.76 million (Q2 2026) and $43.32 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 49.67 Bn | 7.89 Bn | - | 275.00 Mn |
| 2 | Block | 46.56 Bn | 17.86 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 259.75 Mn |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 45.63 Bn | 2.44 Bn | - | 238.34 Mn |
| 4 | Corpay | 26.17 Bn | 16.06 Bn | - | 32.01 Mn |
| 5 | Fiserv | 25.31 Bn | 21.98 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 117.00 Mn |
| 6 | Global Payments | 22.57 Bn | 361.32 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 35.71 Mn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 14.23 Bn | 10.79 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 46.78 Mn |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 11.95 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 13.25 Mn |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.27 Bn | 7.06 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 69.40 Mn |
| 10 | Jack Henry & Associates | 11.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 9.51 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 46.78 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 44.94 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 46.76 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 43.32 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 42.19 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 40.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 40.95 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 38.06 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 37.29 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 36.65 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 36.43 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 36.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 36.55 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 35.02 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 36.18 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 35.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 33.98 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 32.93 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 37.87 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 32.24 Mn |
API Access
Guidewire Software 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=GWRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "GWRE", "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=GWRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();