Planet Labs PBC (PL) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026)
Planet Labs PBC (PL) reported Share-based Compensation of $17.06 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 26.8% from $13.46 million a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
Planet Labs PBC (PL) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Planet Labs PBC's Share-based Compensation came in at $62.52 million, up 25.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $55 million, up 13.4% from FY2025.
- Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 31.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Share-based Compensation came in at $48.49 million in FY2025 (-15.1%), $57.13 million in FY2024 (-24.4%), $75.54 million in FY2023 (+80.1%) and $41.96 million in FY2022 (+199.4%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Share-based Compensation has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 12.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Share-based Compensation in five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 539.0%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 46.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $16.46 million (Q1 2027), $15.52 million (Q4 2026) and $13.47 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 316.55 Bn | 301.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 269.03 Bn | 249.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 376.91 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.08 Bn | 115.01 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 79.30 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 116.42 Bn | 103.73 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 423.58 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.40 Bn | 78.04 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 220.25 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 34.24 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 34.08 Bn | 28.61 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 144.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.34 Bn | 18.46 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.50 Bn | -44.13 Bn | 1.47 Mn | - |
| 10 | Planet Labs PBC | 5.95 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 65.63 Mn | 17.06 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 17.06 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 16.46 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 15.52 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 13.47 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 13.46 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 12.54 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 12.02 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 11.83 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 11.57 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 13.07 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 12.52 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 12.60 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 16.66 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 15.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 15.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 19.44 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 20.58 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 19.82 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 29.34 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 4.87 Mn |
Planet Labs PBC 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=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "PL", "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=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();