Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Coherent Stock-Based Comp increased by 14.9% to $49.15M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.0%, from $40.96M to $49.15M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 22.6% 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 | $16.54M | $23.80M | $16.91M | $16.72M | $15.79M | $54.19M | $34.77M | $34.72M | $25.20M | $45.96M | $26.51M | $25.29M | $28.30M | $34.96M | $40.73M | $40.96M | $43.59M | $44.13M | $42.77M | $49.15M |
| QoQ Change | — | +43.9% | -28.9% | -1.2% | -5.5% | +243.2% | -35.8% | -0.1% | -27.4% | +82.4% | -42.3% | -4.6% | +11.9% | +23.5% | +16.5% | +0.6% | +6.4% | +1.2% | -3.1% | +14.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.5% | +127.7% | +105.6% | +107.7% | +59.6% | -15.2% | -23.8% | -27.2% | +12.3% | -23.9% | +53.6% | +62.0% | +54.0% | +26.2% | +5.0% | +20.0% |
Range$15.79M – $54.19M
CAGR+25.8%
Avg YoY Growth+33.7%
Median YoY Growth+23.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Coherent's stock-based comp?
- Coherent (COHR) reported stock-based comp of $49.15M in Q1 2026.
- How has Coherent's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Coherent's stock-based comp increased by 20.0% year-over-year, from $40.96M to $49.15M.
- What is the long-term trend for Coherent's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Coherent's stock-based comp has grown at a 22.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $70.95M to $160.24M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.