Spotify Technology (SPOT) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026)

Spotify Technology (SPOT) posted Share-based Compensation of $65.6 million for Q1 2026, down 1.19% sequentially from $66.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 48.4% YoY from $44.2 million in Q1 2025.

Spotify Technology (SPOT) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Spotify Technology has reported Share-based Compensation for 10 years, with the latest figure at $65.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 48.4% year-over-year to $65.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $302.2 million (up 17.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $287.5 million, up 0.77% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to $65.6 million in Q1 2026 per SPOT's latest filing, from $66.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $112.7 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $36.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $81.3 million and a median of $82.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Share-based Compensation surged 78.37% in 2022, then tumbled 64.14% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $102.0 million in 2022, then sank by 64.14% to $36.6 million in 2023, then soared by 57.74% to $57.7 million in 2024, then gained by 14.98% to $66.4 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.19% to $65.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $65.6 million, $66.4 million, and $87.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,165.61 Bn 3,736.57 Bn 73.85 Bn 7.96 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,523.46 Bn 1,433.20 Bn 49.47 Bn 7.66 Bn
3 Taboola.com 1,141.85 Bn 1,141.71 Bn 139.48 Mn -
4 Baidu 288.34 Bn 283.85 Bn 1.88 Mn -
5 Spotify Technology 103.44 Bn 93.20 Bn 1.75 Bn 65.56 Mn
6 Joyy 77.39 Bn 76.50 Bn 205.64 Mn -
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 -
8 Nebius 50.20 Bn 40.57 Bn 295.20 Mn 35.30 Mn
9 Reddit 30.00 Bn 27.22 Bn 734.60 Mn 100.95 Mn
10 Tencent Music Entertainment 26.85 Bn 24.15 Bn 514.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 65.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 65.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 66.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 66.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 87.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 87.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 82.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 82.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 44.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 44.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 57.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 57.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 69.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 69.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 87.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 87.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 74.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 74.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 36.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 36.58 Mn