Block (XYZ) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026)
Block (XYZ) posted Share-based Compensation of $259.75 million for Q2 2026, down 12.6% from $297.34 million a year earlier and down 23.3% from the prior quarter.
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Block (XYZ) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Share-based Compensation at Block was $1.2 billion, down 4.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.22 billion, down 4.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 25.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Block's Share-based Compensation was $1.27 billion in FY2024 (-0.3%), $1.28 billion in FY2023 (+19.1%), $1.07 billion in FY2022 (+76.2%) and $608.04 million in FY2021 (+52.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was Q1 2022, with growth of 132.2%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 12.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior quarters was $338.7 million (Q1 2026), $293.52 million (Q4 2025) and $309.38 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Global | 50.59 Bn | 7.40 Bn | - | 238.34 Mn |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 46.79 Bn | 5.01 Bn | - | 275.00 Mn |
| 3 | Block | 44.05 Bn | 15.31 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 259.75 Mn |
| 4 | Iren | 31.74 Bn | 19.34 Bn | 103.89 Mn | 42.90 Mn |
| 5 | Corpay | 26.01 Bn | 16.21 Bn | - | 32.01 Mn |
| 6 | Fiserv | 24.47 Bn | 21.17 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 117.00 Mn |
| 7 | Global Payments | 22.51 Bn | 952.73 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 35.71 Mn |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 15.56 Bn | 12.94 Bn | 40.81 Mn | 13.25 Mn |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 11.90 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 46.78 Mn |
| 10 | Hut 8 | 11.42 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 48.04 Mn | 51.24 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 259.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 338.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 293.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 309.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 297.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 315.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 316.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 324.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 320.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 311.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 331.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 345.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 319.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 279.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 276.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 262.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 256.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 275.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 178.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 165.01 Mn |
API Access
Block 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=XYZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "XYZ", "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=XYZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();