Icon (ICLR) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Icon (ICLR) recorded Share-based Compensation of $17.29 million in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, down 61.5% from $44.92 million a year earlier and down 6.3% from the prior quarter.
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Icon (ICLR) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Icon's Share-based Compensation came in at $92.83 million as of Sep 30, 2026, up 20.2% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $102.04 million, up 122.5% from the prior year.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 31.2% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Share-based Compensation came in at $45.87 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-17.6%), $55.67 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-21.1%), $70.52 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-47.3%) and $133.84 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+409.5%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 is the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 101.1%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 529.7% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, against a decline of 82.5% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $18.46 million (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), $27.57 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026) and $29.51 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 42.58 Bn | 33.96 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 83.00 Mn |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 18.13 Bn | 15.77 Bn | 223.89 Mn | 7.60 Mn |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 16.15 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 363.37 Mn | 19.78 Mn |
| 4 | Icon | 15.71 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 491.83 Mn | 17.29 Mn |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 1.93 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 139.50 Mn | 12.00 Mn |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 627.55 Mn | -134.53 Mn | 18.44 Mn | 7.60 Mn |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 540.45 Mn | -1.07 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 68.48 Mn | 44.13 Mn | 7.70 Mn | 766,000.00 |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 51.38 Mn | 15.04 Mn | 1.61 Mn | 530,728.82 |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.45 Mn | -21.63 Mn | 1.73 Mn | 103,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 44.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.05 Mn |
API Access
Icon Share-based Compensation API
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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=ICLR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "ICLR", "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=ICLR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();