What is Microsoft's stock-based comp?

Microsoft (MSFT) reported stock-based comp of $3.08B in Q1 2026.

How has Microsoft's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Microsoft's stock-based comp increased by 3.4% year-over-year, from $2.98B to $3.08B.

What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's stock-based comp has grown at a 18.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.12B to $11.97B.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Microsoft MSFT Stock-Based Comp

Stock-Based Comp at other companies

International Business MachinesIBM

$506M+26.2%

AppleAAPL

$3.53B+9.4%

Electronic ArtsEA

$152M-6.2%

PTCPTC

$68.6M+33.2%

Take-Two Interactive SoftwareTTWO

$78.4M-1.5%

AmazonAMZN

$4.03B+9.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$82.9B+18.3%

Gross profit$56.1B+16.4%

Operating income$38.4B+20.0%

Net income$31.8B+23.1%

EPS (diluted)$4.27+23.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$32.1B+11.4%

Total debt$125.43B+19.4%

Total equity$414.37B+28.7%

Total assets$694.23B+23.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$46.7B+26.0%

CapEx$30.9B+84.4%

Free cash flow$15.8B-22.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.62T-26.1%

Enterprise value$2.71T-25.1%

P/E20.9×-15.8×

P/S8.2×-4.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin68.3%-0.8pp

Operating margin46.8%+1.6pp

Net margin39.3%+3.6pp

FCF margin22.9%-2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34%+0.4pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio1.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Microsoft in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Microsoft’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Microsoft's stock-based comp?: Microsoft (MSFT) reported stock-based comp of $3.08B in Q1 2026.
How has Microsoft's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Microsoft's stock-based comp increased by 3.4% year-over-year, from $2.98B to $3.08B.
What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's stock-based comp has grown at a 18.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.12B to $11.97B.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.