Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Celestica Stock-Based Comp increased by 134.6% to $30.50M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.3%, from $26.00M to $30.50M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 11.0% 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:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
17 periods
| 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 | $12.75M | $12.75M | $12.75M | $12.75M | $13.90M | $13.90M | $13.90M | $13.90M | $22.70M | $11.90M | $12.70M | $10.10M | $26.00M | $15.20M | $15.60M | $13.00M | $30.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +9.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +63.3% | -47.6% | +6.7% | -20.5% | +157.4% | -41.5% | +2.6% | -16.7% | +134.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.0% | +9.0% | +9.0% | +9.0% | +63.3% | -14.4% | -8.6% | -27.3% | +14.5% | +27.7% | +22.8% | +28.7% | +17.3% |
Range$10.10M – $30.50M
CAGR+24.4%
Avg YoY Growth+12.3%
Median YoY Growth+9.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Celestica's stock-based comp?
- Celestica (CLS) reported stock-based comp of $30.50M in Q1 2026.
- How has Celestica's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Celestica's stock-based comp increased by 17.3% year-over-year, from $26.00M to $30.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for Celestica's stock-based comp?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Celestica's stock-based comp has grown at a 11.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $51.00M to $69.80M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.