Zoom Communications (ZM) Share-based Compensation (2018 - 2026)
Zoom Communications (ZM) reported Share-based Compensation of $185.2 million for Q1 2026, down 16.92% year-over-year from $222.9 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $185.3 million in Q4 2025.
Zoom Communications (ZM) has 9 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $185.2 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 16.92% year-over-year to $185.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $760.8 million (down 18.31% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $760.8 million, down 18.31% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation held at $185.2 million in Q1 2026 per ZM's latest filing, from $185.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $518.1 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $161.4 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $238.0 million (2024), against an average of $246.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Share-based Compensation jumped 221.03%; it then slumped 50.9% in 2024.
- Tracing ZM's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $302.8 million in 2022, then decreased by 14.49% to $258.9 million in 2023, then retreated by 6.93% to $241.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 23.12% to $185.3 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.03% to $185.2 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ZM Share-based Compensation figures stand at $185.2 million (Q1 2026), $185.3 million (Q4 2025), and $188.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 333.66 Mn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 147.39 Bn | 146.35 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 547.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 138.18 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 509.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 485.00 Mn |
| 10 | Zoom Communications | 31.75 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 951.29 Mn | 185.23 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 185.23 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 185.23 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 185.28 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 185.28 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 188.70 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 188.70 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 201.57 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 201.57 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 222.94 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 222.94 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 241.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 241.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 237.95 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 237.95 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 229.43 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 229.43 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 254.37 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 254.37 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 258.93 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 258.93 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 261.51 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 261.51 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 282.35 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 282.35 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 518.06 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 518.06 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 302.82 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 302.82 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 255.52 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 255.52 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 209.36 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 209.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 161.38 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 161.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 114.80 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 114.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 102.14 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 102.14 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 98.97 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 98.97 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 96.26 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 96.26 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 93.93 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 93.93 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 56.86 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 56.86 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 28.78 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 28.78 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 26.58 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 26.58 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 21.80 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 21.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 18.08 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 18.08 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 6.66 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 6.66 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 4.31 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 4.31 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 2.65 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 2.65 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 1.13 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 1.13 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 849,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 849,000.00 |