Visa (V) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Visa (V) posted Share-based Compensation of $275.0 million for Q1 2026, up 19.05% quarter-over-quarter from $231.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 6.18% year-on-year from $259.0 million in Q1 2025.

Visa (V) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Visa (V) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with $275.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $275.0 million, up 6.18% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $920.0 million (up 4.31% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $897.0 million, up 5.53% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $275.0 million for Q1 2026 at Visa, up from $231.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $275.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $132.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $205.4 million, with a median of $209.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The widest YoY moves for Share-based Compensation: up 38.28% in 2022, down 4.4% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $177.0 million in 2022, then grew by 18.08% to $209.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 7.18% to $224.0 million in 2024, then increased by 3.12% to $231.0 million in 2025, then increased by 19.05% to $275.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Share-based Compensation figures were $275.0 million in Q1 2026, $231.0 million in Q4 2025, and $191.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 275.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 136.00 Mn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 203.00 Mn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 259.00 Mn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 73.84 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 72.01 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn -
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 13.00 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Sezzle 5.91 Bn 5.79 Bn - 1.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 275.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 275.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 231.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 231.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 191.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 191.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 223.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 223.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 259.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 259.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 224.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 224.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 188.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 188.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 211.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 211.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 242.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 242.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 209.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 209.00 Mn