Zoom Communications (ZM) Share-based Compensation (2018 - 2026)
Zoom Communications (ZM) recorded Share-based Compensation of $185.23 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jan 31, 2026), down 16.9% from $222.94 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Zoom Communications (ZM) Share-based Compensation (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Zoom Communications reported Share-based Compensation of $760.78 million, down 18.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has declined for three straight fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Share-based Compensation came in at $931.31 million in FY2025 (-11.9%), $1.06 billion in FY2024 (-17.8%), $1.29 billion in FY2023 (+169.4%) and $477.29 million in FY2022 (+73.0%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since fiscal Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 15.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 243.9% in fiscal Q1 2022, against a decline of 50.9% in fiscal Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $185.28 million (Q3 2026), $188.7 million (Q2 2026) and $201.57 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 90.32 Bn | 65.57 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 539.00 Mn |
| 2 | Atlassian | 46.45 Bn | 39.73 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 394.48 Mn |
| 3 | Twilio | 44.08 Bn | 34.07 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 141.91 Mn |
| 4 | Autodesk | 43.30 Bn | 31.34 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 184.00 Mn |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 25.52 Bn | -5.27 Bn | 985.50 Mn | - |
| 6 | Figma | 10.74 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 309.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.01 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 77.30 Mn |
| 8 | Nice | 6.59 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 995.81 Mn | 88.06 Mn |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.37 Bn | 5.87 Bn | 472.31 Mn | 57.13 Mn |
| 10 | Open Text | 5.38 Bn | 813.39 Mn | 1.01 Bn | 21.85 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 185.23 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 185.28 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 188.70 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 201.57 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 222.94 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 241.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 237.95 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 229.43 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 254.37 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 258.93 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 261.51 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 282.35 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 518.06 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 302.82 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 255.52 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 209.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 161.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 114.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 102.14 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 98.97 Mn |
API Access
Zoom Communications 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=ZM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "ZM", "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=ZM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();