Operating
Stock-Based Comp
FedEx Stock-Based Comp decreased by 14.0% to $37.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.6%, from $32.00M to $37.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows a downward trend with a -6.3% 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:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | 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 | $39.00M | $69.00M | $43.00M | $39.00M | $39.00M | $68.00M | $40.00M | $34.00M | $40.00M | $56.00M | $40.00M | $34.00M | $33.00M | $48.00M | $36.00M | $32.00M | $38.00M | $56.00M | $43.00M | $37.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +76.9% | -37.7% | -9.3% | +0.0% | +74.4% | -41.2% | -15.0% | +17.6% | +40.0% | -28.6% | -15.0% | -2.9% | +45.5% | -25.0% | -11.1% | +18.8% | +47.4% | -23.2% | -14.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | -1.4% | -7.0% | -12.8% | +2.6% | -17.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -17.5% | -14.3% | -10.0% | -5.9% | +15.2% | +16.7% | +19.4% | +15.6% |
Range$32.00M – $69.00M
CAGR-1.1%
Avg YoY Growth-1.1%
Median YoY Growth-0.7%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is FedEx's stock-based comp?
- FedEx (FDX) reported stock-based comp of $37.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has FedEx's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- FedEx's stock-based comp increased by 15.6% year-over-year, from $32.00M to $37.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for FedEx's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), FedEx's stock-based comp has grown at a -6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $200.00M to $154.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.