Roku (ROKU) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)
Roku's Share-based Compensation came in at $75.32 million for Q2 2026, down 11.0% from $84.64 million a year earlier and down 4.3% from the prior quarter.
Roku (ROKU) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Roku reported Share-based Compensation of $328.04 million, down 14.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $354.17 million, down 7.9% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Share-based Compensation was $384.66 million in FY2024 (+3.9%), $370.13 million in FY2023 (+2.8%), $359.93 million in FY2022 (+91.9%) and $187.53 million in FY2021 (+39.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Share-based Compensation over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 104.5%), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a decline of 17.6%).
- Business Quant data shows ROKU's Share-based Compensation at $78.68 million (Q1 2026), $86 million (Q4 2025) and $88.03 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 376.91 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 79.30 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 423.58 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 220.25 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 144.00 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | - |
| 10 | Roku | 22.66 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 673.70 Mn | 75.32 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 75.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 78.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 86.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 88.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 84.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 95.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 101.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 100.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 88.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 94.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 92.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 91.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 89.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 96.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 104.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 99.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 87.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 69.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 54.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 50.40 Mn |
Roku 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=ROKU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "ROKU", "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=ROKU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();