Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Intuitive Surgical Stock-Based Comp increased by 3.0% to $209.50M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.1%, from $185.20M to $209.50M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 15.1% 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
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 | $108.10M | $120.10M | $117.80M | $120.80M | $126.70M | $138.10M | $127.60M | $139.80M | $146.50M | $156.10M | $150.40M | $153.30M | $173.60M | $172.90M | $177.00M | $185.20M | $196.20M | $203.50M | $203.30M | $209.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | +11.1% | -1.9% | +2.5% | +4.9% | +9.0% | -7.6% | +9.6% | +4.8% | +6.6% | -3.7% | +1.9% | +13.2% | -0.4% | +2.4% | +4.6% | +5.9% | +3.7% | -0.1% | +3.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +17.2% | +15.0% | +8.3% | +15.7% | +15.6% | +13.0% | +17.9% | +9.7% | +18.5% | +10.8% | +17.7% | +20.8% | +13.0% | +17.7% | +14.9% | +13.1% |
Range$108.10M – $209.50M
CAGR+14.9%
Avg YoY Growth+14.9%
Median YoY Growth+15.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intuitive Surgical's stock-based comp?
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reported stock-based comp of $209.50M in Q1 2026.
- How has Intuitive Surgical's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Intuitive Surgical's stock-based comp increased by 13.1% year-over-year, from $185.20M to $209.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for Intuitive Surgical's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Intuitive Surgical's stock-based comp has grown at a 15.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $449.20M to $788.20M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.