Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Cencora Stock-Based Comp decreased by 57.6% to $28.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.6%, from $28.45M to $28.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 10.4% 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 | $14.36M | $18.13M | $42.92M | $19.65M | $14.40M | $16.44M | $55.63M | $23.50M | $20.57M | $24.93M | $63.08M | $28.16M | $22.18M | $34.59M | $70.38M | $28.45M | $23.18M | $25.94M | $66.05M | $28.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +26.3% | +136.7% | -54.2% | -26.7% | +14.2% | +238.4% | -57.8% | -12.5% | +21.2% | +153.1% | -55.4% | -21.2% | +56.0% | +103.5% | -59.6% | -18.5% | +11.9% | +154.6% | -57.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.3% | -9.3% | +29.6% | +19.6% | +42.9% | +51.6% | +13.4% | +19.8% | +7.8% | +38.8% | +11.6% | +1.1% | +4.5% | -25.0% | -6.2% | -1.6% |
Range$14.36M – $70.38M
CAGR+15.1%
Avg YoY Growth+12.4%
Median YoY Growth+9.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cencora's stock-based comp?
- Cencora (COR) reported stock-based comp of $28.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cencora's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Cencora's stock-based comp decreased by 1.6% year-over-year, from $28.45M to $28.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cencora's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cencora's stock-based comp has grown at a 10.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $99.59M to $147.96M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.