Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Coca-Cola Stock-Based Comp increased by 1.4% to $75.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 5.1%, from $79.00M to $75.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows a downward trend with a -4.6% 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 | $90.00M | $88.00M | $101.00M | $87.00M | $102.00M | $84.00M | $83.00M | $58.00M | $62.00M | $57.00M | $77.00M | $68.00M | $72.00M | $67.00M | $79.00M | $63.00M | $67.00M | $74.00M | $75.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.2% | +14.8% | -13.9% | +17.2% | -17.6% | -1.2% | -30.1% | +6.9% | -8.1% | +35.1% | -11.7% | +5.9% | -6.9% | +17.9% | -20.3% | +6.3% | +10.4% | +1.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.3% | -4.5% | -17.8% | -33.3% | -39.2% | -32.1% | -7.2% | +17.2% | +16.1% | +17.5% | +2.6% | -7.4% | -6.9% | +10.4% | -5.1% |
Range$57.00M – $102.00M
CAGR-4.0%
Avg YoY Growth-5.1%
Median YoY Growth-5.1%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Coca-Cola's stock-based comp?
- Coca-Cola (KO) reported stock-based comp of $75.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Coca-Cola's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Coca-Cola's stock-based comp decreased by 5.1% year-over-year, from $79.00M to $75.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Coca-Cola's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Coca-Cola's stock-based comp has grown at a -4.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $337.00M to $279.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.