Strategy (MSTR) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026)
Strategy (MSTR) posted Share-based Compensation of $14.27 million for Q2 2026, down 9.4% from $15.74 million a year earlier but up 8.3% from the prior quarter.
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Strategy (MSTR) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Share-based Compensation at Strategy was $53.25 million, down 19.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $53.37 million, down 30.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Strategy's Share-based Compensation was $77.12 million in FY2024 (+10.9%), $69.57 million in FY2023 (+9.4%), $63.62 million in FY2022 (+44.2%) and $44.13 million in FY2021 (+295.6%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has run from a low of $10.33 million in Q4 2025 to a high of $20.62 million in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 13.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 375.2%; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a decline of 46.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior quarters was $13.17 million (Q1 2026), $10.33 million (Q4 2025) and $15.48 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 265.21 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -185.98 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 59.70 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 507.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 14.27 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 45.49 Bn | 21.61 Bn | 2.00 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.17 Mn |
API Access
Strategy Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=MSTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "MSTR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=MSTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();