Latest period
$12.4B
YoY change
+3.6%
5Y CAGR
+15.2%
Peak year (FY2026)
$12.4B
Latest annual
$12.4B
Stock-Based Compensation history chart for Microsoft (MSFT) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: $12.4B
Stock-Based Compensation growth chart for Microsoft (MSFT) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: +3.6%
Stock-Based Compensation history table for Microsoft (MSFT) from 1989 to 2026
| FY2026 | $12.4B | +3.6% | +$431M | ||
| FY2025 | $12B | +11.6% | +$1.24B | ||
| FY2024 | $10.7B | +11.7% | +$1.12B | ||
| FY2023 | $9.61B | +28.1% | +$2.11B | ||
| FY2022 | $7.5B | +22.6% | +$1.38B | ||
| FY2021 | $6.12B | +15.7% | +$829M | ||
| FY2020 | $5.29B | +13.7% | +$637M | ||
| FY2019 | $4.65B | +18.1% | +$712M | ||
| FY2018 | $3.94B | +20.6% | +$674M | ||
| FY2017 | $3.27B | +22.4% | +$598M | ||
| FY2016 | $2.67B | +3.7% | +$94M | ||
| FY2015 | $2.57B | +5.2% | +$128M | ||
| FY2014 | $2.45B | +1.7% | +$40M | ||
| FY2013 | $2.41B | +7.2% | +$162M | ||
| FY2012 | $2.24B | +3.6% | +$78M | ||
| FY2011 | $2.17B | +14.5% | +$275M | ||
| FY2010 | $1.89B | +10.7% | +$183M | ||
| FY2009 | $1.71B | +15.5% | +$229M | ||
| FY2008 | $1.48B | — | +$1.48B | ||
| FY2007 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY2006 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY2005 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY2004 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY2003 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY2002 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY2001 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY2000 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1999 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1998 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1997 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1996 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1995 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1994 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1993 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1992 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1991 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1990 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1989 | $0.00 | — | — |
- FY2026$12.4B+3.6%
- FY2025$12B+11.6%
- FY2024$10.7B+11.7%
- FY2023$9.61B+28.1%
- FY2022$7.5B+22.6%
- FY2021$6.12B+15.7%
- FY2020$5.29B+13.7%
- FY2019$4.65B+18.1%
- FY2018$3.94B+20.6%
- FY2017$3.27B+22.4%
- FY2016$2.67B+3.7%
- FY2015$2.57B+5.2%
- FY2014$2.45B+1.7%
- FY2013$2.41B+7.2%
- FY2012$2.24B+3.6%
- FY2011$2.17B+14.5%
- FY2010$1.89B+10.7%
- FY2009$1.71B+15.5%
- FY2008$1.48B—
- FY2007$0.00—
- FY2006$0.00—
- FY2005$0.00—
- FY2004$0.00—
- FY2003$0.00—
- FY2002$0.00—
- FY2001$0.00—
- FY2000$0.00—
- FY1999$0.00—
- FY1998$0.00—
- FY1997$0.00—
- FY1996$0.00—
- FY1995$0.00—
- FY1994$0.00—
- FY1993$0.00—
- FY1992$0.00—
- FY1991$0.00—
- FY1990$0.00—
- FY1989$0.00—
Stock-Based Compensation values are taken from Microsoft's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Stock-Based Compensation at Microsoft (MSFT)
Stock-Based Compensation for Microsoft (MSFT): headline value $12.4B · YoY +3.6%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2026 reading of Microsoft (MSFT) stock-based compensation is $12.4B – edged up 3.6% year-over-year.
Across 2021–2026 (5 years), Microsoft stock-based compensation produced a CAGR of +15.2% – with mixed annual results across the window.
2026 marks the peak stock-based compensation at $12.4B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
Microsoft Stock-Based Compensation by Year
Microsoft Stock-Based Compensation 2026: $12.4B
2026's stock-based compensation for Microsoft came in at $12.4B, edged up 3.6% from 2025. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Microsoft Stock-Based Compensation 2025: $12B
Microsoft posted stock-based compensation of $12B in 2025, grew 11.6% from 2024.
Microsoft Stock-Based Compensation 2024: $10.7B
In 2024, Microsoft reported stock-based compensation of $10.7B, grew 11.7% from 2023.
Microsoft Stock-Based Compensation 2023: $9.61B
Microsoft stock-based compensation in 2023 was $9.61B, grew 28.1% from 2022.
Microsoft Stock-Based Compensation 2022: $7.5B
Microsoft stock-based compensation in 2022 was $7.5B.
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| $12.9B | |
| $7.57B | |
| $6.39B | |
| $1.64B | |
| $972M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $12.9B
- $7.57B
- $6.39B
- $1.64B
- $0.00
- $0.00
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