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Microsoft (MSFT) Share-based Compensation: 2009-2025

Historic Share-based Compensation for Microsoft (MSFT) over the last 17 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to $3.0 billion.

  • Microsoft's Share-based Compensation rose 5.33% to $3.0 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $12.1 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 9.64%. This contributed to the annual value of $12.0 billion for FY2025, which is 11.55% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, Microsoft's Share-based Compensation is $3.0 billion, which was down 2.93% from $3.1 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Microsoft's Share-based Compensation peaked at $3.1 billion during Q4 2024, and registered a low of $1.5 billion during Q1 2021.
  • Moreover, its 3-year median value for Share-based Compensation was $2.8 billion (2023), whereas its average is $2.8 billion.
  • Data for Microsoft's Share-based Compensation shows a peak YoY spiked of 33.79% (in 2022) over the last 5 years.
  • Microsoft's Share-based Compensation (Quarterly) stood at $1.9 billion in 2021, then surged by 33.79% to $2.5 billion in 2022, then rose by 11.43% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then grew by 9.23% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 5.33% to $3.0 billion in 2025.
  • Its Share-based Compensation stands at $3.0 billion for Q3 2025, versus $3.1 billion for Q2 2025 and $3.0 billion for Q1 2025.