Sprout Social (SPT) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026)
Sprout Social's Share-based Compensation was $15.86 million in Q2 2026, down 21.3% from $20.17 million a year earlier and down 12.6% from the prior quarter.
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Sprout Social (SPT) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Sprout Social's Share-based Compensation was $72.77 million through Jun 30, 2026, down 15.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $78.72 million, down 6.6% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 48.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Share-based Compensation was $84.3 million in FY2024 (+24.5%), $67.7 million in FY2023 (+41.8%), $47.74 million in FY2022 (+119.7%) and $21.73 million in FY2021 (+96.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Share-based Compensation has declined for five straight quarters, with an average decline of 1.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 184.3%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 21.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, SPT's Share-based Compensation in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $18.15 million (Q1 2026), $19.73 million (Q4 2025) and $19.03 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 265.21 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -185.98 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 59.70 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 507.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 14.27 Mn |
| 10 | Sprout Social | 573.73 Mn | 156.27 Mn | 96.09 Mn | 15.86 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.23 Mn |
API Access
Sprout Social Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=SPT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "SPT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=SPT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();