Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Salesforce Stock-Based Comp increased by 32.2% to $1.08B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 34.9%, from $803.00M to $1.08B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 6.0% 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
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 | $564.00M | $640.00M | $812.00M | $763.00M | $776.00M | $851.00M | $843.00M | $809.00M | $696.00M | $724.00M | $693.00M | $674.00M | $750.00M | $810.00M | $820.00M | $803.00M | $814.00M | $793.00M | $819.00M | $1.08B |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.5% | +26.9% | -6.0% | +1.7% | +9.7% | -0.9% | -4.0% | -14.0% | +4.0% | -4.3% | -2.7% | +11.3% | +8.0% | +1.2% | -2.1% | +1.4% | -2.6% | +3.3% | +32.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +37.6% | +33.0% | +3.8% | +6.0% | -10.3% | -14.9% | -17.8% | -16.7% | +7.8% | +11.9% | +18.3% | +19.1% | +8.5% | -2.1% | -0.1% | +34.9% |
Range$564.00M – $1.08B
CAGR+14.7%
Avg YoY Growth+7.4%
Median YoY Growth+6.9%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Salesforce's stock-based comp?
- Salesforce (CRM) reported stock-based comp of $1.08B in Q1 2026.
- How has Salesforce's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Salesforce's stock-based comp increased by 34.9% year-over-year, from $803.00M to $1.08B.
- What is the long-term trend for Salesforce's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Salesforce's stock-based comp has grown at a 6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.56B to $3.23B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.