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

Spotify Technology's (SPOT) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $65.6 million in Q1 2026, up 48.4% year-on-year from $44.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.19% quarter-over-quarter from $66.4 million in Q4 2025.

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

Spotify Technology has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $65.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $65.6 million, up 48.4% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $302.2 million (up 17.01% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $287.5 million, up 0.77% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $65.6 million for Q1 2026 at Spotify Technology, down from $66.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $112.7 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $36.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $82.6 million (2025), against an average of $81.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 78.37% in 2022 and tumbled 64.14% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Spotify Technology's Share-based Compensation stood at $102.0 million in 2022, then sank by 64.14% to $36.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 57.74% to $57.7 million in 2024, then increased by 14.98% to $66.4 million in 2025, then fell by 1.19% to $65.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $65.6 million (Q1 2026), $66.4 million (Q4 2025), and $87.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn 35.30 Mn
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 6.75 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn 6.03 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn 65.56 Mn
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 68.34 Mn
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn 231.45 Mn
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn -
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn 250.04 Mn
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn 81.00 Mn
10 Match 8.04 Bn 7.01 Bn 653.28 Mn 58.57 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