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Schwab Charles (SCHW) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Schwab Charles has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 14 years, most recently at $58.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation fell 17.14% year-over-year to $58.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $317.0 million, down 5.93%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $317.0 million, 5.93% down from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $58.0 million at Schwab Charles, down from $61.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $144.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at $47.0 million in Q4 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $79.7 million and a median of $68.0 million in 2023 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: plummeted 41.25% in 2021 and later skyrocketed 80.85% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $47.0 million in 2021, then soared by 80.85% to $85.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 29.41% to $60.0 million in 2023, then rose by 16.67% to $70.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 17.14% to $58.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for SCHW at $58.0 million in Q4 2025, $61.0 million in Q3 2025, and $72.0 million in Q2 2025.