Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Apollo Global Management Stock-Based Comp increased by 27.9% to $266.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.5%, from $243.00M to $266.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows a downward trend with a -9.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
cf_stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $53.00M | $57.00M | $1.02B | $168.00M | $125.00M | $117.00M | $130.00M | $140.00M | $140.00M | $142.00M | $604.00M | $189.00M | $153.00M | $136.00M | $243.00M | $149.00M | $166.00M | $208.00M | $266.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.5% | >999% | -83.4% | -25.6% | -6.4% | +11.1% | +7.7% | +0.0% | +1.4% | +325.4% | -68.7% | -19.0% | -11.1% | +78.7% | -38.7% | +11.4% | +25.3% | +27.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +135.8% | +105.3% | -87.2% | -16.7% | +12.0% | +21.4% | +364.6% | +35.0% | +9.3% | -4.2% | -59.8% | -21.2% | +8.5% | +52.9% | +9.5% |
Range$53.00M – $1.02B
CAGR+43.1%
Avg YoY Growth+37.7%
Median YoY Growth+9.5%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Apollo Global Management's stock-based comp?
- Apollo Global Management (APO) reported stock-based comp of $266.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Apollo Global Management's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Apollo Global Management's stock-based comp increased by 9.5% year-over-year, from $243.00M to $266.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Apollo Global Management's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Apollo Global Management's stock-based comp has grown at a -9.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.18B to $789.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.