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

Microsoft has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $3.1 billion in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 1.59% year-over-year to $3.1 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $12.4 billion (up 3.6% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $24.8 billion, up 14.81% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation rose to $3.1 billion in Q2 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $3.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $3.2 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $1.9 billion in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $2.7 billion and a median of $2.8 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Share-based Compensation jumped 33.79% in 2022, then climbed 1.59% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $2.5 billion in 2022, then climbed by 11.43% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then gained by 9.23% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 4.21% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then slipped by 3.01% to $3.1 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $3.1 billion, $3.1 billion, and $3.2 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.