Nvidia (NVDA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Nvidia's (NVDA) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, up 30.8% YoY from $1.5 billion in Q2 2025, and down 9.86% on a QoQ basis from $2.1 billion in Q1 2026.

Nvidia (NVDA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nvidia (NVDA) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $1.9 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 30.8% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $8.4 billion (up 26.31% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $7.9 billion, up 14.69% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation declined to $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $3.5 billion in Q1 2025 to a low of -$496.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of $1.0 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation soared 1512.82% — and 2023, when it slumped 190.02%.
  • Tracing NVDA's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $745.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 50.87% to $366.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 242.08% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then soared by 116.45% to $2.7 billion in 2025, then declined by 28.86% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $1.9 billion (Q2 2026), $2.1 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.7 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 10,545.90 Bn 10,447.64 Bn 23.77 Bn 3.61 Mn
2 Nvidia 5,009.72 Bn 4,966.24 Bn 61.16 Bn 1.93 Bn
3 Broadcom 1,857.88 Bn 1,838.25 Bn 15.42 Bn 4.27 Bn
4 Micron Technology 938.47 Bn 912.45 Bn 35.06 Bn 409.00 Mn
5 Advanced Micro Devices 789.52 Bn 777.17 Bn 5.42 Bn 487.00 Mn
6 Intel 463.88 Bn 434.15 Bn 6.51 Bn 686.00 Mn
7 Aeluma 302.44 Bn 302.40 Bn 386,000.00 1.10 Mn
8 Arm Holdings 254.34 Bn 250.45 Bn 1.25 Bn 343.00 Mn
9 Texas Instruments 245.02 Bn 238.02 Bn 3.35 Bn 127.00 Mn
10 Analog Devices 176.28 Bn 172.84 Bn 2.44 Bn 81.72 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 26, 2026 1.93 Bn
Apr 26, 2026 1.93 Bn
Jan 25, 2026 2.14 Bn
Jan 25, 2026 2.14 Bn
Oct 26, 2025 2.71 Bn
Oct 26, 2025 2.71 Bn
Jul 27, 2025 1.63 Bn
Jul 27, 2025 1.63 Bn
Apr 27, 2025 1.47 Bn
Apr 27, 2025 1.47 Bn
Jan 26, 2025 3.51 Bn
Jan 26, 2025 3.51 Bn
Oct 27, 2024 1.25 Bn
Oct 27, 2024 1.25 Bn
Jul 28, 2024 412.00 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 412.00 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 1.75 Bn
Apr 28, 2024 1.75 Bn
Jan 28, 2024 1.61 Bn
Jan 28, 2024 1.61 Bn