Microsoft Corp (MSFT) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $3.1 billion in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 3.39% year-over-year to $3.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $12.4 billion (up 6.54% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $12.0 billion, up 11.55% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation retreated to $3.1 billion in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $1.9 billion in Q1 2022.
• Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $2.7 billion, with a median of $2.7 billion recorded in 2024.
• Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation soared 33.79% in 2022 and increased 3.39% in 2026.
• Microsoft's Share-based Compensation stood at $2.5 billion in 2022, then grew by 11.43% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then advanced by 9.23% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then grew by 4.21% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then decreased by 4.29% to $3.1 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows MSFT's Share-based Compensation at $3.1 billion in Q1 2026, $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.0 billion in Q3 2025.