Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Home Depot Stock-Based Comp increased by 1.7% to $120.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.2%, from $106.00M to $120.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 7.7% 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 | $146.00M | $80.00M | $86.00M | $87.00M | $115.00M | $81.00M | $90.00M | $80.00M | $124.00M | $91.00M | $85.00M | $80.00M | $124.00M | $98.00M | $106.00M | $114.00M | $170.00M | $118.00M | $120.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -45.2% | +7.5% | +1.2% | +32.2% | -29.6% | +11.1% | -11.1% | +55.0% | -26.6% | -6.6% | -5.9% | +55.0% | -21.0% | +8.2% | +7.5% | +49.1% | -30.6% | +1.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -21.2% | +1.3% | +4.7% | -8.0% | +7.8% | +12.3% | -5.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +7.7% | +24.7% | +42.5% | +37.1% | +20.4% | +13.2% |
Range$80.00M – $170.00M
CAGR-4.3%
Avg YoY Growth+9.1%
Median YoY Growth+7.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Home Depot's stock-based comp?
- Home Depot (HD) reported stock-based comp of $120.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Home Depot's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Home Depot's stock-based comp increased by 13.2% year-over-year, from $106.00M to $120.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Home Depot's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Home Depot's stock-based comp has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $388.00M to $522.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.