Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026)
Sphere Entertainment posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $13.9 million for Q1 2026, down 35.59% year-on-year from $21.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 38.74% on a QoQ basis from $10.0 million in Q4 2025.
Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) has 8 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $13.9 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 35.59% year-over-year to $13.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $61.1 million (down 29.13% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $59.0 million, up 73.07% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $13.9 million, up from $10.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $31.2 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at $1.9 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $13.5 million (2022), against an average of $12.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Share-based Compensation sank 76.88%; it then soared 734.47% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $13.1 million in 2022, then fell by 15.86% to $11.0 million in 2023, then soared by 41.71% to $15.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 35.59% to $10.0 million in 2025, then soared by 38.74% to $13.9 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $13.9 million (Q1 2026), $10.0 million (Q4 2025), and $21.6 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 140.41 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 405.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 152.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 32.78 Mn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 30.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 5.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 78.68 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 39.59 Mn |
| 10 | Sphere Entertainment | 5.26 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 216.77 Mn | 13.91 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.16 Mn |
| 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 | 6.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 29.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 29.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 16.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 16.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 32.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 32.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 8.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 8.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.47 Mn |