Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Airbnb Stock-Based Comp decreased by 0.2% to $410.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.5%, from $358.00M to $410.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 15.4% 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 | $232.86M | $210.79M | $225.70M | $194.92M | $247.11M | $234.36M | $253.61M | $240.00M | $304.00M | $286.00M | $290.00M | $295.00M | $382.00M | $362.00M | $368.00M | $358.00M | $424.00M | $399.00M | $411.00M | $410.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -9.5% | +7.1% | -13.6% | +26.8% | -5.2% | +8.2% | -5.4% | +26.7% | -5.9% | +1.4% | +1.7% | +29.5% | -5.2% | +1.7% | -2.7% | +18.4% | -5.9% | +3.0% | -0.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.1% | +11.2% | +12.4% | +23.1% | +23.0% | +22.0% | +14.3% | +22.9% | +25.7% | +26.6% | +26.9% | +21.4% | +11.0% | +10.2% | +11.7% | +14.5% |
Range$194.92M – $424.00M
CAGR+12.6%
Avg YoY Growth+17.7%
Median YoY Growth+17.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Airbnb's stock-based comp?
- Airbnb (ABNB) reported stock-based comp of $410.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Airbnb's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Airbnb's stock-based comp increased by 14.5% year-over-year, from $358.00M to $410.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Airbnb's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Airbnb's stock-based comp has grown at a 15.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $898.83M to $1.59B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.