Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans
SBA Communications Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans decreased by 1.8% to $19.18M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.0%, from $16.12M to $19.18M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans shows a downward trend with a -2.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher levels indicate significant use of equity as a component of employee compensation, which can lead to shareholder dilution.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the non-cash expense recognized in the equity section of the balance sheet related to share-based...
Peer comparison
Standard equity adjustment for companies utilizing stock-based incentive plans.
other_adjustments_to_additional_paid_in_capital_sharebas_9e4bb6Historical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $21.98M | $17.41M | $25.58M | $25.14M | $24.41M | $26.02M | $26.28M | $26.70M | $18.62M | $21.79M | $22.47M | $21.92M | $19.11M | $16.73M | $18.24M | $16.12M | $21.90M | $19.63M | $19.53M | $19.18M |
| QoQ Change | — | -20.8% | +46.9% | -1.7% | -2.9% | +6.6% | +1.0% | +1.6% | -30.2% | +17.0% | +3.1% | -2.5% | -12.8% | -12.5% | +9.1% | -11.7% | +35.9% | -10.4% | -0.5% | -1.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.1% | +49.4% | +2.7% | +6.2% | -23.7% | -16.3% | -14.5% | -17.9% | +2.6% | -23.2% | -18.8% | -26.5% | +14.6% | +17.4% | +7.1% | +19.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is SBA Communications's share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans?
- SBA Communications (SBAC) reported share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans of $19.18M in Q1 2026.
- How has SBA Communications's share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans changed year-over-year?
- SBA Communications's share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans increased by 19.0% year-over-year, from $16.12M to $19.18M.
- What is the long-term trend for SBA Communications's share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), SBA Communications's share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans has grown at a -2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $85.78M to $77.18M.
- What does share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans mean?
- The accounting cost of employee stock-based compensation.