Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Applied Materials Stock-Based Comp increased by 32.7% to $207.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.2%, from $195.00M to $207.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 17.3% 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:
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 | $84.00M | $81.00M | $74.00M | $118.00M | $101.00M | $95.00M | $99.00M | $148.00M | $113.00M | $114.00M | $115.00M | $170.00M | $134.00M | $132.00M | $141.00M | $195.00M | $159.00M | $158.00M | $156.00M | $207.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.6% | -8.6% | +59.5% | -14.4% | -5.9% | +4.2% | +49.5% | -23.6% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +47.8% | -21.2% | -1.5% | +6.8% | +38.3% | -18.5% | -0.6% | -1.3% | +32.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +20.2% | +17.3% | +33.8% | +25.4% | +11.9% | +20.0% | +16.2% | +14.9% | +18.6% | +15.8% | +22.6% | +14.7% | +18.7% | +19.7% | +10.6% | +6.2% |
Range$74.00M – $207.00M
CAGR+20.9%
Avg YoY Growth+17.9%
Median YoY Growth+17.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Applied Materials's stock-based comp?
- Applied Materials (AMAT) reported stock-based comp of $207.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Applied Materials's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Applied Materials's stock-based comp increased by 6.2% year-over-year, from $195.00M to $207.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Applied Materials's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Applied Materials's stock-based comp has grown at a 17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $345.00M to $653.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.