Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Air Products and Chemicals Stock-Based Comp increased by 50.0% to $15.90M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 58.5%, from $38.30M to $15.90M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 14.5% 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 | $12.20M | $9.90M | $15.80M | $10.70M | $10.50M | $11.40M | $16.10M | $15.10M | $14.60M | $14.10M | $13.80M | $14.70M | $17.70M | $15.60M | $16.40M | $38.30M | $11.00M | $10.70M | $10.60M | $15.90M |
| QoQ Change | — | -18.9% | +59.6% | -32.3% | -1.9% | +8.6% | +41.2% | -6.2% | -3.3% | -3.4% | -2.1% | +6.5% | +20.4% | -11.9% | +5.1% | +133.5% | -71.3% | -2.7% | -0.9% | +50.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -13.9% | +15.2% | +1.9% | +41.1% | +39.0% | +23.7% | -14.3% | -2.6% | +21.2% | +10.6% | +18.8% | +160.5% | -37.9% | -31.4% | -35.4% | -58.5% |
Range$9.90M – $38.30M
CAGR+5.7%
Avg YoY Growth+8.6%
Median YoY Growth+6.3%
Stock-Based Comp at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Air Products and Chemicals's stock-based comp?
- Air Products and Chemicals (APD) reported stock-based comp of $15.90M in Q1 2026.
- How has Air Products and Chemicals's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Air Products and Chemicals's stock-based comp decreased by 58.5% year-over-year, from $38.30M to $15.90M.
- What is the long-term trend for Air Products and Chemicals's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Air Products and Chemicals's stock-based comp has grown at a 14.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $44.50M to $76.40M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.