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

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) reported Share-based Compensation of $13.9 million for Q1 2026, down 35.59% on a YoY basis from $21.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 38.74% quarter-over-quarter from $10.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Sphere Entertainment has reported Share-based Compensation for 8 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $31.2 million in Q2 2024, with the low at $1.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $12.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $13.5 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation tumbled 76.88% — and 2024, when it soared 734.47%.
  • Sphere Entertainment's Share-based Compensation stood at $13.1 million in 2022, then declined by 15.86% to $11.0 million in 2023, then surged by 41.71% to $15.6 million in 2024, then sank by 35.59% to $10.0 million in 2025, then surged 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 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 140.41 Mn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 405.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 152.00 Mn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 32.78 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 30.00 Mn
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 78.68 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 Sphere Entertainment 5.66 Bn 5.03 Bn 216.77 Mn 13.91 Mn

Historic Data

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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