Qualys (QLYS) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026)

Qualys (QLYS) posted Share-based Compensation of $19.3 million for Q1 2026, up 161.8% on a QoQ basis from -$31.3 million in Q4 2025, and up 2.76% year-over-year from $18.8 million in Q1 2025.

Qualys (QLYS) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Qualys' Share-based Compensation history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $19.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 2.76% year-over-year to $19.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $25.5 million (down 9.45% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $25.0 million, down 11.95% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $19.3 million for Q1 2026 at Qualys, up from -$31.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $54.1 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$31.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $13.0 million and a median of $17.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation surged 242.78% — and 2023, when it slumped 228.21%.
  • Qualys' Share-based Compensation stood at $40.6 million in 2022, then soared by 33.35% to $54.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 151.84% to -$28.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 11.61% to -$31.3 million in 2025, then soared by 161.8% to $19.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows QLYS's Share-based Compensation at $19.3 million in Q1 2026, -$31.3 million in Q4 2025, and $19.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 3.08 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn 6.84 Mn
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 4.70 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 201.59 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn -261.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.09 Bn
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 72.50 Mn
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 15.07 Mn
10 Qualys 4.81 Bn 4.34 Bn 145.65 Mn 19.34 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 19.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 19.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -31.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -31.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 19.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 19.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 18.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 18.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -28.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -28.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 20.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 20.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 17.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 17.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 54.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 54.08 Mn