Discontinued — last reported Q3 '25
VeriSign Total stock-based compensation expense included in “Total costs and expenses” increased by 6.6% to $19.30M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.0%, from $17.70M to $19.30M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total stock-based compensation expense included in “Total costs and expenses” shows an upward trend with a 6.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase suggests higher dilution or aggressive talent retention strategies, while a decrease may indicate lower equity-based incentive grants.
This represents the total non-cash expense recognized in the income statement related to equity-based awards granted to...
Standard across all public companies; investors compare this as a percentage of total revenue or operating expenses.
other_sharebased_compensation_arrangement_by_sharebased__6feac1| 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 | $14.10M | $14.90M | $12.76M | $14.50M | $14.20M | $16.70M | $14.80M | $14.10M | $15.90M | $15.80M | $15.00M | $15.30M | $14.60M | $16.10M | $16.10M | $17.70M | $16.20M | $18.60M | $18.10M | $19.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.7% | -14.4% | +13.6% | -2.1% | +17.6% | -11.4% | -4.7% | +12.8% | -0.6% | -5.1% | +2.0% | -4.6% | +10.3% | +0.0% | +9.9% | -8.5% | +14.8% | -2.7% | +6.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.7% | +12.1% | +16.0% | -2.8% | +12.0% | -5.4% | +1.4% | +8.5% | -8.2% | +1.9% | +7.3% | +15.7% | +11.0% | +15.5% | +12.4% | +9.0% |