Yext (YEXT) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)
Yext (YEXT) recorded Share-based Compensation of $9.96 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 23.2% from $12.96 million a year earlier and down 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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Yext (YEXT) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Yext's Share-based Compensation came in at $43.09 million as of Jul 31, 2026, down 18.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $48.71 million, down 5.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Share-based Compensation came in at $51.78 million in FY2025 (+15.2%), $44.96 million in FY2024 (-28.7%), $63.08 million in FY2023 (-14.2%) and $73.48 million in FY2022 (+1.6%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since fiscal Q1 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 38.2% in fiscal Q4 2025, against a decline of 39.1% in fiscal Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $10.03 million (Q1 2027), $10.75 million (Q4 2026) and $12.34 million (Q3 2026).
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 | Yext | 638.39 Mn | 165.65 Mn | 83.84 Mn | 9.96 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9.96 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 10.03 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 10.75 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 12.34 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 12.96 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 12.66 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 14.69 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 12.69 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 12.33 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 12.07 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 10.63 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 11.76 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 11.57 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 11.01 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 14.09 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 14.82 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 16.08 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 18.09 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 19.03 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 19.46 Mn |
API Access
Yext 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=YEXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "YEXT", "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=YEXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();