Qualys (QLYS) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026)
Qualys' (QLYS) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $19.3 million in Q1 2026, up 2.76% YoY from $18.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 161.8% on a QoQ basis from -$31.3 million in Q4 2025.
Qualys (QLYS) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Qualys (QLYS) has 16 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $19.3 million in 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 improved to $19.3 million in Q1 2026, from -$31.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $54.1 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$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 tumbled 228.21%.
- Tracing QLYS's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $40.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 33.35% to $54.1 million in 2023, then sank by 151.84% to -$28.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 11.61% to -$31.3 million in 2025, then jumped by 161.8% to $19.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $19.3 million (Q1 2026), -$31.3 million (Q4 2025), and $19.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.81 Mn |
| 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 |