Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Linde Stock-Based Comp decreased by 31.1% to $31.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 22.5%, from $40.00M to $31.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 6.4% 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 | $34.00M | $32.00M | $33.00M | $34.00M | $17.00M | $27.00M | $29.00M | $30.00M | $36.00M | $36.00M | $39.00M | $38.00M | $40.00M | $42.00M | $40.00M | $42.00M | $46.00M | $45.00M | $31.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.9% | +3.1% | +3.0% | -50.0% | +58.8% | +7.4% | +3.4% | +20.0% | +0.0% | +8.3% | -2.6% | +5.3% | +5.0% | -4.8% | +5.0% | +9.5% | -2.2% | -31.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -50.0% | -15.6% | -12.1% | -11.8% | +111.8% | +33.3% | +34.5% | +26.7% | +11.1% | +16.7% | +2.6% | +10.5% | +15.0% | +7.1% | -22.5% |
Range$17.00M – $46.00M
CAGR-2.0%
Avg YoY Growth+10.5%
Median YoY Growth+10.5%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Linde's stock-based comp?
- Linde (LIN) reported stock-based comp of $31.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Linde's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Linde's stock-based comp decreased by 22.5% year-over-year, from $40.00M to $31.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Linde's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Linde's stock-based comp has grown at a 6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $128.00M to $164.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.