Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Keysight Technologies Stock-Based Comp increased by 130.3% to $76.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.6%, from $62.00M to $76.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 12.0% 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:
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 | $19.00M | $20.00M | $50.00M | $27.00M | $25.00M | $23.00M | $54.00M | $30.00M | $26.00M | $25.00M | $48.00M | $34.00M | $29.00M | $26.00M | $62.00M | $36.00M | $31.00M | $33.00M | $76.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.3% | +150.0% | -46.0% | -7.4% | -8.0% | +134.8% | -44.4% | -13.3% | -3.8% | +92.0% | -29.2% | -14.7% | -10.3% | +138.5% | -41.9% | -13.9% | +6.5% | +130.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +31.6% | +15.0% | +8.0% | +11.1% | +4.0% | +8.7% | -11.1% | +13.3% | +11.5% | +4.0% | +29.2% | +5.9% | +6.9% | +26.9% | +22.6% |
Range$19.00M – $76.00M
CAGR+36.1%
Avg YoY Growth+12.5%
Median YoY Growth+11.1%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Keysight Technologies's stock-based comp?
- Keysight Technologies (KEYS) reported stock-based comp of $76.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Keysight Technologies's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Keysight Technologies's stock-based comp increased by 22.6% year-over-year, from $62.00M to $76.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Keysight Technologies's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Keysight Technologies's stock-based comp has grown at a 12.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $103.00M to $162.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.