Snowflake (SNOW) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)
Snowflake's (SNOW) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $423.6 million in Q3 2026, up 4.79% year-over-year from $404.2 million in Q3 2025, and up 5.25% quarter-over-quarter from $402.5 million in Q2 2026.
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Snowflake (SNOW) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Snowflake has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $423.6 million for Q3 2026.
- In Q3 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 4.79% year-over-year to $423.6 million; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 4.25% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.6 billion, up 8.13% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation came in at $423.6 million for Q3 2026 at Snowflake, up from $402.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $428.1 million in Q1 2025 to a low of $145.7 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $320.0 million, with a median of $331.9 million recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation jumped 72.06% in 2023 and declined 5.73% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $229.2 million in 2022, then soared by 30.16% to $298.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 21.78% to $363.3 million in 2024, then gained by 13.49% to $412.3 million in 2025, then rose by 2.74% to $423.6 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Share-based Compensation figures were $423.6 million in Q3 2026, $402.5 million in Q2 2026, and $403.6 million in Q1 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 320.54 Bn | 317.47 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 268.77 Bn | 263.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 376.91 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.12 Bn | 127.05 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 79.30 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.02 Bn | 115.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 423.58 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 90.27 Bn | 85.29 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 6.88 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 36.61 Bn | 35.93 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 144.00 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 34.97 Bn | 31.49 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | MongoDB | 34.51 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 148.94 Mn |
| 9 | Okta | 34.32 Bn | 32.02 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 30.55 Bn | 8.15 Bn | 1.76 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 423.58 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 402.47 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 403.59 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 412.28 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 404.22 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 379.46 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 428.12 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 363.26 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 356.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 331.94 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 305.50 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 298.29 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 299.72 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 264.51 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 250.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 229.16 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 209.18 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 172.49 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 145.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 144.39 Mn |
API Access
Snowflake 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=SNOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "SNOW", "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=SNOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();