Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Bank of America Stock-Based Comp decreased by 4.8% to $969.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.8%, from $891.00M to $969.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 9.6% 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
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $610.00M | $568.00M | $737.00M | $739.00M | $792.00M | $704.00M | $627.00M | $794.00M | $832.00M | $588.00M | $728.00M | $865.00M | $845.00M | $832.00M | $891.00M | $999.00M | $1.02B | $1.02B | $969.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.9% | +29.8% | +0.3% | +7.2% | -11.1% | -10.9% | +26.6% | +4.8% | -29.3% | +23.8% | +18.8% | -2.3% | -1.5% | +7.1% | +12.1% | +1.6% | +0.3% | -4.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +29.8% | +23.9% | -14.9% | +7.4% | +5.1% | -16.5% | +16.1% | +8.9% | +1.6% | +41.5% | +22.4% | +15.5% | +20.1% | +22.4% | +8.8% |
Range$568.00M – $1.02B
CAGR+10.8%
Avg YoY Growth+12.8%
Median YoY Growth+15.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Bank of America's stock-based comp?
- Bank of America (BAC) reported stock-based comp of $969.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Bank of America's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Bank of America's stock-based comp increased by 8.8% year-over-year, from $891.00M to $969.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Bank of America's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Bank of America's stock-based comp has grown at a 9.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.77B to $4.00B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.