Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Block Stock-Based Comp increased by 15.4% to $338.70M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.4%, from $315.24M to $338.70M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 18.9% 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 | $146.37M | $165.01M | $178.04M | $275.42M | $256.64M | $262.73M | $276.48M | $279.59M | $319.25M | $345.67M | $331.58M | $311.17M | $320.62M | $324.05M | $316.93M | $315.24M | $297.34M | $309.38M | $293.52M | $338.70M |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.7% | +7.9% | +54.7% | -6.8% | +2.4% | +5.2% | +1.1% | +14.2% | +8.3% | -4.1% | -6.2% | +3.0% | +1.1% | -2.2% | -0.5% | -5.7% | +4.0% | -5.1% | +15.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +75.3% | +59.2% | +55.3% | +1.5% | +24.4% | +31.6% | +19.9% | +11.3% | +0.4% | -6.3% | -4.4% | +1.3% | -7.3% | -4.5% | -7.4% | +7.4% |
Range$146.37M – $345.67M
CAGR+19.3%
Avg YoY Growth+16.1%
Median YoY Growth+4.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Block's stock-based comp?
- Block (XYZ) reported stock-based comp of $338.70M in Q1 2026.
- How has Block's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Block's stock-based comp increased by 7.4% year-over-year, from $315.24M to $338.70M.
- What is the long-term trend for Block's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Block's stock-based comp has grown at a 18.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $608.04M to $1.22B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.