Skillsoft (SKILW) Share-based Compensation (2022 - 2026)

Skillsoft's (SKILW) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $2.0 million in Q1 2026, down 79.66% year-on-year from $9.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 38.97% quarter-over-quarter from $3.2 million in Q4 2025.

Skillsoft (SKILW) Share-based Compensation (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Skillsoft has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 5 years of filings, most recently posting $2.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $2.0 million, down 79.66% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $13.2 million (down 32.4% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $13.2 million, down 32.4% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $2.0 million for Q1 2026 at Skillsoft, down from $3.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $11.3 million in Q1 2023 to a low of -$814000.0 in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $7.0 million (2022), against an average of $6.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation tumbled 113.97% in 2024 and soared 592.14% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Skillsoft's Share-based Compensation stood at $8.4 million in 2022, then slipped by 5.16% to $8.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 54.21% to $3.6 million in 2024, then slipped by 12.23% to $3.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 38.97% to $2.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $2.0 million (Q1 2026), $3.2 million (Q4 2025), and $4.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn 2.62 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.50 Mn
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn 9.57 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 5.40 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn 3.60 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn 3.90 Mn
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn 3.20 Mn
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - 5.39 Mn
10 Skillsoft - - 78.61 Mn 231,000.00

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 231,000.00
Apr 30, 2026 231,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 1.95 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 1.95 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 3.20 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 3.20 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 4.01 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 4.01 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 2.13 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 2.13 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 9.60 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 9.60 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 3.65 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 3.65 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -814,000.00
Jul 31, 2024 -814,000.00
Apr 30, 2024 7.15 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 7.15 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 8.15 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 8.15 Mn