Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)
Southern First Bancshares' Share-based Compensation was $702,000 in Q2 2026, up 16.0% from $605,000 a year earlier and up 12.7% from the prior quarter.
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Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Southern First Bancshares' Share-based Compensation was $2.46 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 6.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.27 million, down 0.5% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Share-based Compensation was $2.28 million in FY2024 (+17.5%), $1.94 million in FY2023 (-4.1%), $2.03 million in FY2022 (+23.0%) and $1.65 million in FY2021 (+17.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q4 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Share-based Compensation has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 8.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 34.4%); the worst was Q4 2023 (a decline of 10.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, SFST's Share-based Compensation in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $623,000 (Q1 2026), $591,000 (Q4 2025) and $539,000 (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 702,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 623,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 591,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 539,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 605,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 537,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 584,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 491,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 469,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 555,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 468,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 374,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 326,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 483,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 525,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 287,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 266,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 492,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 443,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 135,000.00 |
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Southern First Bancshares Inc 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=SFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "SFST", "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=SFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();