Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Stock-Based Comp
OperatingBroadcom Inc. Stock-Based Comp decreased by 5.5% to $2.20B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 67.0%, from $1.31B to $2.20B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 45.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to retain talent without using cash, but it also indicates future dilution for existing shareholders.
Detailed definition
The value of equity-based awards granted to employees as part of their compensation package, recognized as an expense on...
Peer comparison
High-growth software companies often have high SBC as a percentage of operating cash flow 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 | $425.00M | $421.00M | $414.00M | $387.00M | $386.00M | $373.00M | $387.00M | $391.00M | $513.00M | $629.00M | $638.00M | $1.58B | $1.46B | $1.39B | $1.31B | $1.28B | $1.77B | $2.32B | $2.20B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.9% | -1.7% | -6.5% | -0.3% | -3.4% | +3.8% | +1.0% | +31.2% | +22.6% | +1.4% | +148.0% | -7.9% | -4.7% | -5.3% | -2.6% | +38.4% | +31.1% | -5.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.2% | -11.4% | -6.5% | +1.0% | +32.9% | +68.6% | +64.9% | +304.6% | +184.0% | +120.7% | +106.0% | -19.1% | +21.6% | +67.3% | +67.0% |
Range$373.00M – $2.32B
CAGR+44.0%
Avg YoY Growth+66.2%
Median YoY Growth+64.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Broadcom Inc.'s stock-based comp?
- Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) reported stock-based comp of $2.20B in Q4 2025.
- How has Broadcom Inc.'s stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Broadcom Inc.'s stock-based comp increased by 67.0% year-over-year, from $1.31B to $2.20B.
- What is the long-term trend for Broadcom Inc.'s stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Broadcom Inc.'s stock-based comp has grown at a 45.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.70B to $7.57B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as pay, which doesn't cost the company actual cash.