Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Realty Income Stock-Based Comp increased by 25.9% to $11.38M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 93.0%, from $5.90M to $11.38M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows a downward trend with a -7.4% 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
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 | $4.47M | $4.32M | $29.29M | $5.00M | $6.64M | $5.10M | $4.88M | $6.30M | $7.62M | $6.23M | $6.07M | $34.00M | $7.27M | $6.40M | $9.82M | $5.90M | $8.11M | $7.72M | $9.04M | $11.38M |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.5% | +578.8% | -82.9% | +32.8% | -23.2% | -4.4% | +29.2% | +21.0% | -18.3% | -2.5% | +459.9% | -78.6% | -11.9% | +53.4% | -39.9% | +37.5% | -4.8% | +17.1% | +25.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +48.5% | +18.2% | -83.4% | +25.9% | +14.8% | +22.2% | +24.6% | +439.7% | -4.7% | +2.7% | +61.7% | -82.7% | +11.6% | +20.6% | -7.9% | +93.0% |
Range$4.32M – $34.00M
CAGR+21.7%
Avg YoY Growth+37.8%
Median YoY Growth+19.4%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Realty Income's stock-based comp?
- Realty Income (O) reported stock-based comp of $11.38M in Q1 2026.
- How has Realty Income's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Realty Income's stock-based comp increased by 93.0% year-over-year, from $5.90M to $11.38M.
- What is the long-term trend for Realty Income's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Realty Income's stock-based comp has grown at a -7.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $41.77M to $30.77M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.