What is Amazon's stock-based comp?

Amazon (AMZN) reported stock-based comp of $4.03B in Q1 2026.

How has Amazon's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Amazon's stock-based comp increased by 9.3% year-over-year, from $3.69B to $4.03B.

What is the long-term trend for Amazon's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Amazon's stock-based comp has grown at a 12.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.76B to $20.74B.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Amazon AMZN Stock-Based Comp

Stock-Based Comp at other companies

AppleAAPL

$3.53B+9.4%

MicrosoftMSFT

$3.08B+3.4%

Costco WholesaleCOST

$771M+7.1%

eBayEBAY

$156M+14.7%

NetflixNFLX

$140.41M+95.1%

Meta Platforms, Inc.META

$6.03B+45.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$181.52B+16.6%

Gross profit$94.1B+19.5%

Operating income$23.9B+29.6%

Net income$30.3B+76.7%

EPS (diluted)$2.78+74.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$101.82B+53.8%

Total debt$232.71B+52.2%

Total equity$441.91B+44.5%

Total assets$916.63B+42.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$26.0B+53.0%

CapEx$44.2B+76.7%

Free cash flow-$18.2B-127%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.44T+9.7%

Enterprise value$2.57T+11.2%

P/E30.9×-2.9×

P/S3.3×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin50.6%+1.4pp

Operating margin11.5%+0.5pp

Net margin10.6%+0.5pp

FCF margin1.4%-1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.1%-4.1pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio1.2×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Amazon in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Amazon’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Amazon's stock-based comp?: Amazon (AMZN) reported stock-based comp of $4.03B in Q1 2026.
How has Amazon's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Amazon's stock-based comp increased by 9.3% year-over-year, from $3.69B to $4.03B.
What is the long-term trend for Amazon's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Amazon's stock-based comp has grown at a 12.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.76B to $20.74B.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.