iQIYI (IQ) Share-based Compensation (IS) (2020 - 2026)
iQIYI (IQ) posted Share-based Compensation (IS) of $11.3 million for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, down 28.6% from $15.83 million a year earlier and down 7.4% from the prior quarter.
iQIYI (IQ) Share-based Compensation (IS) (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Mar 31, 2026, Share-based Compensation (IS) at iQIYI was $51.55 million, down 28.5% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $56.88 million, down 24.9% from the prior year.
- Annual Share-based Compensation (IS) has declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -22.1% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, iQIYI's Share-based Compensation (IS) was $75.76 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-15.9%), $90.1 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-25.4%), $120.85 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-36.1%) and $189.01 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-4.9%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 stands as the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation (IS) in data going back to the quarter ended Dec 31, 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation (IS) has declined in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average decline of 21.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation (IS) in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022, with growth of 175.8%; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023, with a decline of 81.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation (IS) for the three prior quarters was $12.21 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), $13.75 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) and $14.28 million (quarter ended Jun 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,164.76 Bn | 3,922.28 Bn | 73.85 Bn | - |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,823.40 Bn | 1,525.92 Bn | 49.47 Bn | - |
| 3 | Netflix | 288.27 Bn | 248.47 Bn | 6.52 Bn | - |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 252.72 Bn | 70.58 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 186.52 Bn | 163.71 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.11 Bn | 111.09 Bn | 6.38 Bn | - |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 123.13 Bn | 56.18 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 111.72 Bn | -140.21 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | AppLovin | 103.35 Bn | 93.38 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 10 | iQIYI | 993.86 Mn | -1.37 Bn | 152.37 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 114.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 43.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 51.06 Mn |
iQIYI Share-based Compensation (IS) API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation-is&ticker=IQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation-is", "ticker": "IQ", "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-is&ticker=IQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();