Meta Platforms (META) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 45.45% to $6.0 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $22.3 billion, a 29.16% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $20.4 billion, up 22.39% from a year prior.
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Share-based Compensation data on record, last reported at $6.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- Share-based Compensation reached $6.0 billion in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, up from $5.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for META hit a ceiling of $6.0 billion in Q1 2026 and a floor of $2.5 billion in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $4.1 billion and a median of $4.1 billion in 2023 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
- Peak YoY movement for Share-based Compensation: rose 4.72% in 2025, then surged 45.45% in 2026.
- Tracing META's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $3.0 billion in 2022, then grew by 13.83% to $3.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 24.47% to $4.3 billion in 2024, then soared by 38.2% to $5.9 billion in 2025, then rose by 2.41% to $6.0 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for META at $6.0 billion in Q1 2026, $5.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $5.6 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms | 1,539.18 Bn | 1,458.00 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 6.03 Bn |
| 2 | Spotify Technology | 118.05 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 65.56 Mn |
| 3 | 28.76 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 68.34 Mn | |
| 4 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 35.30 Mn |
| 5 | 12.01 Bn | 10.71 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 231.45 Mn | |
| 6 | Strive | 9.69 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | 21.71 Mn |
| 7 | Snap | 9.60 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 250.04 Mn |
| 8 | Match | 8.34 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 58.57 Mn |
| 9 | Baidu | 5.09 Bn | -5.87 Bn | 1.88 Mn | 82.00 Mn |
| 10 | Iac | 3.16 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 289.86 Mn | 16.41 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 972.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 972.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 955.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 955.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 814.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 814.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 867.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 867.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 831.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 831.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 824.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 824.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 817.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 817.00 Mn |