Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Carnival Corporation Stock-Based Comp remained flat by 0.0% to $28.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 55.6%, from $18.00M to $28.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows a downward trend with a -5.1% 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:
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 | $26.00M | $29.00M | $26.00M | $26.00M | $28.00M | $25.00M | $22.00M | $9.00M | $22.00M | $12.00M | $10.00M | $11.00M | $19.00M | $17.00M | $15.00M | $18.00M | $27.00M | $25.00M | $28.00M | $28.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +11.5% | -10.3% | +0.0% | +7.7% | -10.7% | -12.0% | -59.1% | +144.4% | -45.5% | -16.7% | +10.0% | +72.7% | -10.5% | -11.8% | +20.0% | +50.0% | -7.4% | +12.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.7% | -13.8% | -15.4% | -65.4% | -21.4% | -52.0% | -54.5% | +22.2% | -13.6% | +41.7% | +50.0% | +63.6% | +42.1% | +47.1% | +86.7% | +55.6% |
Range$9.00M – $29.00M
CAGR+1.6%
Avg YoY Growth+11.3%
Median YoY Growth+15.0%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp?
- Carnival Corporation (CCL) reported stock-based comp of $28.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp increased by 55.6% year-over-year, from $18.00M to $28.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp has grown at a -5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $121.00M to $98.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.