Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Ecolab Stock-Based Comp increased by 48.7% to $40.30M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.5%, from $42.20M to $40.30M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 11.1% 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 | $27.60M | $13.60M | $17.00M | $28.20M | $24.60M | $14.40M | $20.60M | $31.40M | $27.30M | $14.70M | $21.70M | $47.00M | $35.90M | $26.60M | $25.30M | $42.20M | $33.70M | $33.60M | $27.10M | $40.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | -50.7% | +25.0% | +65.9% | -12.8% | -41.5% | +43.1% | +52.4% | -13.1% | -46.2% | +47.6% | +116.6% | -23.6% | -25.9% | -4.9% | +66.8% | -20.1% | -0.3% | -19.3% | +48.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -10.9% | +5.9% | +21.2% | +11.3% | +11.0% | +2.1% | +5.3% | +49.7% | +31.5% | +81.0% | +16.6% | -10.2% | -6.1% | +26.3% | +7.1% | -4.5% |
Range$13.60M – $47.00M
CAGR+8.3%
Avg YoY Growth+14.8%
Median YoY Growth+9.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ecolab's stock-based comp?
- Ecolab (ECL) reported stock-based comp of $40.30M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ecolab's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Ecolab's stock-based comp decreased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $42.20M to $40.30M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's stock-based comp has grown at a 11.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $89.50M to $136.60M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.