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 Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.9%, from $6.29B to $6.41B. Over 5 years (FY 2021 to FY 2026), Share-Based Payment - Unrecognized Cost of Nonvested Awards shows an upward trend with a 7.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
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.
share_based_payment_unrecognized_costHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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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 Q4 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 is the long-term trend for Salesforce's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards?
- Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Salesforce's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.42B 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.