Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Stock-Based Comp
OperatingMastercard Stock-Based Comp decreased by 1.1% to $177.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.2%, from $155.00M to $177.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 24.4% 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
18 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $87.00M | $89.00M | $32.00M | $74.00M | $101.00M | $98.00M | $22.00M | $108.00M | $135.00M | $131.00M | $86.00M | $108.00M | $155.00M | $155.00M | $108.00M | $129.00M | $179.00M | $177.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.3% | -64.0% | +131.3% | +36.5% | -3.0% | -77.6% | +390.9% | +25.0% | -3.0% | -34.4% | +25.6% | +43.5% | +0.0% | -30.3% | +19.4% | +38.8% | -1.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +16.1% | +10.1% | -31.3% | +45.9% | +33.7% | +33.7% | +290.9% | +0.0% | +14.8% | +18.3% | +25.6% | +19.4% | +15.5% | +14.2% |
Range$22.00M – $179.00M
CAGR+18.2%
Avg YoY Growth+36.2%
Median YoY Growth+17.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's stock-based comp?
- Mastercard (MA) reported stock-based comp of $177.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Mastercard's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's stock-based comp increased by 14.2% year-over-year, from $155.00M to $177.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's stock-based comp?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Mastercard's stock-based comp has grown at a 24.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $273.00M to $526.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as pay, which doesn't cost the company actual cash.