Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Intel Stock-Based Comp increased by 13.3% to $621.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.2%, from $684.00M to $621.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 18.8% 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $619.00M | $543.00M | $449.00M | $707.00M | $892.00M | $793.00M | $736.00M | $739.00M | $922.00M | $772.00M | $796.00M | $1.18B | $780.00M | $800.00M | $651.00M | $684.00M | $664.00M | $548.00M | $621.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -12.3% | -17.3% | +57.5% | +26.2% | -11.1% | -7.2% | +0.4% | +24.8% | -16.3% | +3.1% | +48.1% | -33.8% | +2.6% | -18.6% | +5.1% | -2.9% | -17.5% | +13.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +44.1% | +46.0% | +63.9% | +4.5% | +3.4% | -2.6% | +8.2% | +59.5% | -15.4% | +3.6% | -18.2% | -42.0% | -14.9% | -31.5% | -9.2% |
Range$449.00M – $1.18B
CAGR+0.1%
Avg YoY Growth+6.6%
Median YoY Growth+3.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intel's stock-based comp?
- Intel (INTC) reported stock-based comp of $621.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Intel's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Intel's stock-based comp decreased by 9.2% year-over-year, from $684.00M to $621.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Intel's stock-based comp?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Intel's stock-based comp has grown at a 18.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.04B to $3.41B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.