LifeStance Health (LFST) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)
LifeStance Health (LFST) posted Share-based Compensation of $19.75 million for Q2 2026, down 6.5% from $21.12 million a year earlier but up 29.9% from the prior quarter.
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LifeStance Health (LFST) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Share-based Compensation at LifeStance Health was $69.95 million, down 1.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $74.7 million, down 1.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has declined for four consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 119.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, LifeStance Health's Share-based Compensation was $76.17 million in FY2024 (-23.4%), $99.39 million in FY2023 (-47.0%), $187.43 million in FY2022 (-27.8%) and $259.44 million in FY2021.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has run from a low of $14.9 million in Q3 2024 to a high of $108.63 million in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 9.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was Q3 2025, with growth of 22.8%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 67.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior quarters was $15.2 million (Q1 2026), $16.7 million (Q4 2025) and $18.3 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | 85.00 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 103.10 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 23.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 34.90 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 57.73 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 44.00 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 54.12 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 13.80 Mn |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 19.49 Mn |
| 10 | LifeStance Health | 4.42 Mn | -868.86 Mn | 153.04 Mn | 19.75 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 57.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 59.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 108.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 120.69 Mn |
API Access
LifeStance Health 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=LFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "LFST", "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=LFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();