Autodesk Reportable Segment — Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense decreased by 2.7% to $181.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.7%, from $186.00M to $181.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2023 to FY 2026), Reportable Segment — Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense shows an upward trend with a 6.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase suggests higher reliance on equity-based incentives for talent retention, while a decrease may indicate a shift toward cash-based compensation or reduced equity grant activity.
This metric represents the non-cash compensation expense recognized for equity-based awards granted to employees and dir...
Commonly reported by technology companies as stock-based compensation (SBC); peers often normalize this out when calculating non-GAAP operating margins.
adsk_segment_reportable_segment_share_based_payment_arrangement_expense| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
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| Value | $165.00M | $165.00M | $165.00M | $165.00M | $175.75M | $175.75M | $175.75M | $175.75M | $149.00M | $170.00M | $181.00M | $186.00M | $230.00M | $191.00M | $186.00M | $181.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -15.2% | +14.1% | +6.5% | +2.8% | +23.7% | -17.0% | -2.6% | -2.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.5% | +6.5% | +6.5% | +6.5% | -15.2% | -3.3% | +3.0% | +5.8% | +54.4% | +12.4% | +2.8% | -2.7% |