Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026)

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) posted Share-based Compensation of $5.9 million for Q1 2026, down 83.8% on a QoQ basis from $36.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 72.59% year-over-year from $21.6 million in Q1 2025.

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sphere Entertainment's Share-based Compensation history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 72.59% year-over-year to $5.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $81.0 million (up 41.99% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $59.0 million, up 4627.96% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $5.9 million for Q1 2026 at Sphere Entertainment, down from $36.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $74.9 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $619000.0 in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $20.1 million and a median of $13.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 734.47% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 98.96% in 2024.
  • Sphere Entertainment's Share-based Compensation stood at $13.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 15.86% to $11.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 54.05% to $16.9 million in 2024, then soared by 115.91% to $36.5 million in 2025, then slumped by 83.8% to $5.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SPHR's Share-based Compensation at $5.9 million in Q1 2026, $36.5 million in Q4 2025, and $21.6 million in Q1 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 6.63 Mn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 405.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 152.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 47.93 Mn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 51.52 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 39.59 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 30.00 Mn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - -
10 Sphere Entertainment 4.78 Bn 4.15 Bn 216.77 Mn 5.92 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 5.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 36.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 36.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 16.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 16.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 619,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 619,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 17.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 17.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 59.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 59.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 2.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 2.14 Mn