Operating
Stock-Based Comp
KLA Corporation Stock-Based Comp increased by 5.4% to $73.95M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.6%, from $61.84M to $73.95M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 24.1% 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
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 | $27.69M | $25.22M | $27.77M | $37.09M | $36.85M | $34.98M | $38.41M | $48.13M | $49.91M | $48.77M | $48.62M | $56.68M | $58.62M | $61.70M | $61.84M | $70.20M | $71.27M | $70.18M | $73.95M |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.9% | +10.1% | +33.6% | -0.6% | -5.1% | +9.8% | +25.3% | +3.7% | -2.3% | -0.3% | +16.6% | +3.4% | +5.3% | +0.2% | +13.5% | +1.5% | -1.5% | +5.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +33.1% | +38.7% | +38.3% | +29.8% | +35.4% | +39.4% | +26.6% | +17.8% | +17.5% | +26.5% | +27.2% | +23.9% | +21.6% | +13.7% | +19.6% |
Range$25.22M – $73.95M
CAGR+24.4%
Avg YoY Growth+27.3%
Median YoY Growth+26.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is KLA Corporation's stock-based comp?
- KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported stock-based comp of $73.95M in Q4 2025.
- How has KLA Corporation's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- KLA Corporation's stock-based comp increased by 19.6% year-over-year, from $61.84M to $73.95M.
- What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), KLA Corporation's stock-based comp has grown at a 24.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $111.84M to $265.01M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.