Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Comcast Stock-Based Comp increased by 55.8% to $427.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.8%, from $382.00M to $427.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows relatively stable performance with a -0.5% 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:
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 | $338.00M | $308.00M | $296.00M | $376.00M | $299.00M | $314.00M | $347.00M | $359.00M | $309.00M | $287.00M | $286.00M | $373.00M | $316.00M | $294.00M | $305.00M | $382.00M | $321.00M | $311.00M | $274.00M | $427.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.9% | -3.9% | +27.0% | -20.5% | +5.0% | +10.5% | +3.5% | -13.9% | -7.1% | -0.3% | +30.4% | -15.3% | -7.0% | +3.7% | +25.2% | -16.0% | -3.1% | -11.9% | +55.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -11.5% | +1.9% | +17.2% | -4.5% | +3.3% | -8.6% | -17.6% | +3.9% | +2.3% | +2.4% | +6.6% | +2.4% | +1.6% | +5.8% | -10.2% | +11.8% |
Range$274.00M – $427.00M
CAGR+5.0%
Avg YoY Growth+0.4%
Median YoY Growth+2.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Comcast's stock-based comp?
- Comcast (CMCSA) reported stock-based comp of $427.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Comcast's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Comcast's stock-based comp increased by 11.8% year-over-year, from $382.00M to $427.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Comcast's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Comcast's stock-based comp has grown at a -0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.32B to $1.29B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.