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Microsoft (MSFT) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Microsoft has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 18 years, most recently at $3.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Share-based Compensation at $3.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 3.39% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was $12.4 billion (up 6.54% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $12.0 billion, up 11.55%.
  • Share-based Compensation reached $3.1 billion in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, down from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $3.2 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $1.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Median Share-based Compensation over the past 5 years was $2.7 billion (2024), compared with a mean of $2.7 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Share-based Compensation surged 33.79% in 2022 before it grew 3.39% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $2.5 billion in 2022, then grew by 11.43% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then increased 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 Share-based Compensation for MSFT at $3.1 billion in Q1 2026, $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.0 billion in Q3 2025.