Agilent Technologies Stock-Based Comp increased by 57.7% to $41.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.5%, from $40.00M to $41.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 3.9% CAGR.
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
stock_based_compensation| Q1 '21 | 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 | $26.00M | $22.00M | $22.00M | $44.00M | $27.00M | $28.00M | $26.00M | $44.00M | $24.00M | $29.00M | $14.00M | $44.00M | $31.00M | $28.00M | $26.00M | $40.00M | $30.00M | $32.00M | $26.00M | $41.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -15.4% | +0.0% | +100.0% | -38.6% | +3.7% | -7.1% | +69.2% | -45.5% | +20.8% | -51.7% | +214.3% | -29.5% | -9.7% | -7.1% | +53.8% | -25.0% | +6.7% | -18.8% | +57.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.8% | +27.3% | +18.2% | +0.0% | -11.1% | +3.6% | -46.2% | +0.0% | +29.2% | -3.4% | +85.7% | -9.1% | -3.2% | +14.3% | +0.0% | +2.5% |
| Segment | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agilent CrossLab | $6.00M | $6.00M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $16.00M | $16.00M |
| Diagnostics and Genomics | $5.50M | $5.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences and Applied Markets | $16.50M | $16.50M | $14.75M | $14.75M | $14.75M | — | — | — |
| Total | $29.00M | $14.00M | $44.00M | $31.00M | $28.00M | $26.00M | $40.00M | $41.00M |
Diagnostics and Genomics, Life Sciences and Applied Markets are derived from annual filings.
Diagnostics and Genomics, Life Sciences and Applied Markets were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.