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Microsoft (MSFT) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Microsoft's Share-based Compensation history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $3.2 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 4.21% year-over-year to $3.2 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $12.3 billion, up 8.26%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $12.0 billion, 11.55% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $3.2 billion at Microsoft, up from $3.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $3.2 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $1.5 billion in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $2.5 billion (2022), against an average of $2.5 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Share-based Compensation soared 33.79% in 2022 before it increased 4.21% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $1.9 billion in 2021, then soared by 33.79% to $2.5 billion in 2022, then increased by 11.43% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then rose by 9.23% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then increased by 4.21% to $3.2 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MSFT's Share-based Compensation are $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), $3.0 billion (Q3 2025), and $3.1 billion (Q2 2025).