Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Accenture Stock-Based Comp increased by 52.1% to $713.39M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.0%, from $686.11M to $713.39M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 11.7% 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:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $331.04M | $275.70M | $365.69M | $546.61M | $407.26M | $360.23M | $425.47M | $631.87M | $472.70M | $383.02M | $423.00M | $641.87M | $473.93M | $402.79M | $470.43M | $686.11M | $497.79M | $439.55M | $468.99M | $713.39M |
| QoQ Change | — | -16.7% | +32.6% | +49.5% | -25.5% | -11.5% | +18.1% | +48.5% | -25.2% | -19.0% | +10.4% | +51.7% | -26.2% | -15.0% | +16.8% | +45.8% | -27.4% | -11.7% | +6.7% | +52.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +23.0% | +30.7% | +16.3% | +15.6% | +16.1% | +6.3% | -0.6% | +1.6% | +0.3% | +5.2% | +11.2% | +6.9% | +5.0% | +9.1% | -0.3% | +4.0% |
Range$275.70M – $713.39M
CAGR+17.5%
Avg YoY Growth+9.4%
Median YoY Growth+6.6%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Accenture's stock-based comp?
- Accenture (ACN) reported stock-based comp of $713.39M in Q4 2025.
- How has Accenture's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Accenture's stock-based comp increased by 4.0% year-over-year, from $686.11M to $713.39M.
- What is the long-term trend for Accenture's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Accenture's stock-based comp has grown at a 11.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.34B to $2.09B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.