Latest period
$12.36B
YoY change
+11.6%
5Y CAGR
+17.8%
Peak year (2025)
$11.97B
Latest annual
$11.97B
Stock-Based Compensation history chart for Microsoft (MSFT) from 1989 to 2025
Latest: $11.97B
Stock-Based Compensation growth chart for Microsoft (MSFT) from 1989 to 2025
Latest: +11.6%
Stock-Based Compensation history table for Microsoft (MSFT) from 1989 to 2025
| 2025 | $11.97B | +11.6% | +$1.24B | ||
| 2024 | $10.73B | +11.7% | +$1.12B | ||
| 2023 | $9.61B | +28.1% | +$2.11B | ||
| 2022 | $7.50B | +22.6% | +$1.38B | ||
| 2021 | $6.12B | +15.7% | +$829.00M | ||
| 2020 | $5.29B | +13.7% | +$637.00M | ||
| 2019 | $4.65B | +18.1% | +$712.00M | ||
| 2018 | $3.94B | +20.6% | +$674.00M | ||
| 2017 | $3.27B | +22.4% | +$598.00M | ||
| 2016 | $2.67B | +3.7% | +$94.00M | ||
| 2015 | $2.57B | +5.2% | +$128.00M | ||
| 2014 | $2.45B | +1.7% | +$40.00M | ||
| 2013 | $2.41B | +7.2% | +$162.00M | ||
| 2012 | $2.24B | +3.6% | +$78.00M | ||
| 2011 | $2.17B | +14.5% | +$275.00M | ||
| 2010 | $1.89B | +10.7% | +$183.00M | ||
| 2009 | $1.71B | +15.5% | +$229.00M | ||
| 2008 | $1.48B | — | +$1.48B | ||
| 2007 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2006 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2005 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2004 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2003 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2002 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2001 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2000 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1999 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1998 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1997 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1996 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1995 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1994 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1993 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1992 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1991 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1990 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1989 | $0.00 | — | — |
- 2025$11.97B+11.6%
- 2024$10.73B+11.7%
- 2023$9.61B+28.1%
- 2022$7.50B+22.6%
- 2021$6.12B+15.7%
- 2020$5.29B+13.7%
- 2019$4.65B+18.1%
- 2018$3.94B+20.6%
- 2017$3.27B+22.4%
- 2016$2.67B+3.7%
- 2015$2.57B+5.2%
- 2014$2.45B+1.7%
- 2013$2.41B+7.2%
- 2012$2.24B+3.6%
- 2011$2.17B+14.5%
- 2010$1.89B+10.7%
- 2009$1.71B+15.5%
- 2008$1.48B—
- 2007$0.00—
- 2006$0.00—
- 2005$0.00—
- 2004$0.00—
- 2003$0.00—
- 2002$0.00—
- 2001$0.00—
- 2000$0.00—
- 1999$0.00—
- 1998$0.00—
- 1997$0.00—
- 1996$0.00—
- 1995$0.00—
- 1994$0.00—
- 1993$0.00—
- 1992$0.00—
- 1991$0.00—
- 1990$0.00—
- 1989$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 $12.36B · YoY +11.6%. 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 2025 reading of Microsoft (MSFT) stock-based compensation is $11.97B – grew 11.6% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Microsoft stock-based compensation produced a CAGR of +17.8% – with mixed annual results across the window.
2025 marks the peak stock-based compensation at $11.97B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
Microsoft Stock-Based Compensation by Year
Microsoft Stock-Based Compensation 2025: $11.97B
Microsoft posted stock-based compensation of $11.97B in 2025, grew 11.6% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Microsoft Stock-Based Compensation 2024: $10.73B
In 2024, Microsoft reported stock-based compensation of $10.73B, 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: $7.50B
2022's stock-based compensation for Microsoft came in at $7.50B, grew 22.6% from 2021.
Microsoft Stock-Based Compensation 2021: $6.12B
Microsoft stock-based compensation in 2021 was $6.12B.
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Sector peers by Stock-Based Compensation
Technology peers of Microsoft (MSFT), ranked by their latest stock-based compensation
| $12.86B | |
| $7.57B | |
| $6.39B | |
| $2.43B | |
| $1.64B | |
| $972.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
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- $7.57B
- $6.39B
- $2.43B
- $1.64B
- $972.00M
- $0.00
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