Discontinued — last reported Q2 '23
KLA Corporation Unearned Stock-Based Compensation increased by 1.1% to $27.20M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 26.5%, from $21.50M to $27.20M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Unearned Stock-Based Compensation shows an upward trend with a 34.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase indicates higher future compensation expenses, which may impact future profitability.
The portion of equity-based awards granted to employees that has not yet been recognized as an expense on the income sta...
Common in human-capital-intensive industries like investment banking where stock-based pay is a significant retention tool.
unearned_stock_based_compensation| 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 | $8.00M | $7.10M | $7.40M | $8.00M | $8.60M | $9.70M | $11.70M | $15.90M | $16.70M | $17.50M | $20.90M | $21.40M | $21.50M | $21.70M | $21.50M | $25.70M | $26.30M | $26.90M | $27.20M |
| QoQ Change | — | -11.3% | +4.2% | +8.1% | +7.5% | +12.8% | +20.6% | +35.9% | +5.0% | +4.8% | +19.4% | +2.4% | +0.5% | +0.9% | -0.9% | +19.5% | +2.3% | +2.3% | +1.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.5% | +36.6% | +58.1% | +98.8% | +94.2% | +80.4% | +78.6% | +34.6% | +28.7% | +24.0% | +2.9% | +20.1% | +22.3% | +24.0% | +26.5% |
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