Equity
Share-Based Payment - Unrecognized Cost of Nonvested Awards
Salesforce Share-Based Payment - Unrecognized Cost of Nonvested Awards decreased by 9.0% to $6.41B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.9%, from $6.29B to $6.41B. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ3 2026Dec 4, 2025
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher future non-cash compensation expenses, which may impact future operating margins.
Detailed definition
This represents the total compensation expense for stock-based awards that has been granted but not yet recognized in th...
Peer comparison
Common in large-cap companies that utilize equity-based compensation to align employee and shareholder interests.
Metric ID:
share_based_payment_unrecognized_costHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $5.76B | $6.71B | $6.03B | $7.96B | $7.42B | $6.56B | $6.20B | $5.50B | $7.77B | $7.09B | $6.29B | $7.60B | $7.04B | $6.41B |
| QoQ Change | — | +16.5% | -10.2% | +32.1% | -6.8% | -11.6% | -5.4% | -11.4% | +41.3% | -8.7% | -11.4% | +20.9% | -7.4% | -9.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +38.2% | +10.6% | +8.9% | -16.4% | -16.2% | — | +14.3% | +14.4% | -2.2% | -0.8% | +1.9% |
Range$5.50B – $7.96B
CAGR+3.3%
Avg YoY Growth+5.3%
Median YoY Growth+5.4%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Salesforce's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards?
- Salesforce (CRM) reported share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards of $6.41B in Q3 2025.
- How has Salesforce's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards changed year-over-year?
- Salesforce's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards increased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $6.29B to $6.41B.
- What does share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards mean?
- The amount of future compensation expense for stock awards that have been granted but not yet earned by employees.