Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Carvana Stock-Based Comp increased by 18.2% to $26.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.0%, from $23.00M to $26.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 25.3% 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 | $10.00M | $10.00M | $11.00M | $28.00M | $14.00M | $15.00M | $12.00M | $15.00M | $19.00M | $18.00M | $21.00M | $22.00M | $23.00M | $24.00M | $22.00M | $23.00M | $27.00M | $24.00M | $22.00M | $26.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +10.0% | +154.5% | -50.0% | +7.1% | -20.0% | +25.0% | +26.7% | -5.3% | +16.7% | +4.8% | +4.5% | +4.3% | -8.3% | +4.5% | +17.4% | -11.1% | -8.3% | +18.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +40.0% | +50.0% | +9.1% | -46.4% | +35.7% | +20.0% | +75.0% | +46.7% | +21.1% | +33.3% | +4.8% | +4.5% | +17.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.0% |
Range$10.00M – $28.00M
CAGR+22.3%
Avg YoY Growth+20.3%
Median YoY Growth+18.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Carvana's stock-based comp?
- Carvana (CVNA) reported stock-based comp of $26.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Carvana's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Carvana's stock-based comp increased by 13.0% year-over-year, from $23.00M to $26.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Carvana's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Carvana's stock-based comp has grown at a 25.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $39.00M to $96.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.