Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Kenvue Stock-Based Comp decreased by 3.3% to $29.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 34.1%, from $44.00M to $29.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows relatively stable performance with a -0.9% 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 | $35.25M | $35.25M | $35.25M | $35.00M | $41.00M | $30.00M | $31.00M | $35.00M | $38.00M | $2.00M | $113.00M | $81.00M | $61.00M | $58.00M | $54.00M | $44.00M | $37.00M | $25.00M | $30.00M | $29.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.7% | +17.1% | -26.8% | +3.3% | +12.9% | +8.6% | -94.7% | >999% | -28.3% | -24.7% | -4.9% | -6.9% | -18.5% | -15.9% | -32.4% | +20.0% | -3.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +16.3% | -14.9% | -12.1% | +0.0% | -7.3% | -93.3% | +264.5% | +131.4% | +60.5% | >999% | -52.2% | -45.7% | -39.3% | -56.9% | -44.4% | -34.1% |
Range$2.00M – $113.00M
CAGR-4.0%
Avg YoY Growth+179.5%
Median YoY Growth-13.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Kenvue's stock-based comp?
- Kenvue (KVUE) reported stock-based comp of $29.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Kenvue's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Kenvue's stock-based comp decreased by 34.1% year-over-year, from $44.00M to $29.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Kenvue's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kenvue's stock-based comp has grown at a -0.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $141.00M to $136.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.