Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Iron Mountain Stock-Based Comp increased by 30.3% to $28.26M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.3%, from $26.09M to $28.26M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 23.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
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
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $22.70M | $13.20M | $14.15M | $11.34M | $20.26M | $14.33M | $10.94M | $12.51M | $22.37M | $18.31M | $20.60M | $14.04M | $29.89M | $29.56M | $44.65M | $26.09M | $60.35M | $32.15M | $21.69M | $28.26M |
| QoQ Change | — | -41.8% | +7.2% | -19.8% | +78.6% | -29.3% | -23.6% | +14.4% | +78.9% | -18.1% | +12.5% | -31.9% | +112.9% | -1.1% | +51.0% | -41.6% | +131.3% | -46.7% | -32.5% | +30.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -10.8% | +8.5% | -22.7% | +10.3% | +10.5% | +27.8% | +88.4% | +12.2% | +33.6% | +61.4% | +116.7% | +85.9% | +101.9% | +8.7% | -51.4% | +8.3% |
Range$10.94M – $60.35M
CAGR+4.7%
Avg YoY Growth+30.6%
Median YoY Growth+11.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Iron Mountain's stock-based comp?
- Iron Mountain (IRM) reported stock-based comp of $28.26M in Q1 2026.
- How has Iron Mountain's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Iron Mountain's stock-based comp increased by 8.3% year-over-year, from $26.09M to $28.26M.
- What is the long-term trend for Iron Mountain's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Iron Mountain's stock-based comp has grown at a 23.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $61.00M to $140.28M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.