Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Danaher Stock-Based Comp decreased by 24.1% to $63.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.5%, from $57.00M to $63.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 8.1% 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
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $53.00M | $52.00M | $59.00M | $80.00M | $101.00M | $89.00M | $66.00M | $79.00M | $109.00M | $92.00M | $26.00M | $60.00M | $87.00M | $84.00M | $57.00M | $61.00M | $91.00M | $83.00M | $63.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.9% | +13.5% | +35.6% | +26.3% | -11.9% | -25.8% | +19.7% | +38.0% | -15.6% | -71.7% | +130.8% | +45.0% | -3.4% | -32.1% | +7.0% | +49.2% | -8.8% | -24.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +90.6% | +71.2% | +11.9% | -1.3% | +7.9% | +3.4% | -60.6% | -24.1% | -20.2% | -8.7% | +119.2% | +1.7% | +4.6% | -1.2% | +10.5% |
Range$26.00M – $109.00M
CAGR+3.9%
Avg YoY Growth+13.7%
Median YoY Growth+3.4%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Danaher's stock-based comp?
- Danaher (DHR) reported stock-based comp of $63.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Danaher's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Danaher's stock-based comp increased by 10.5% year-over-year, from $57.00M to $63.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Danaher's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Danaher's stock-based comp has grown at a 8.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $218.00M to $298.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.