Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Mastercard Stock-Based Comp increased by 21.4% to $136.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.4%, from $129.00M to $136.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 21.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
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:
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 | $87.00M | $89.00M | $32.00M | $74.00M | $101.00M | $98.00M | $22.00M | $108.00M | $135.00M | $131.00M | $86.00M | $108.00M | $155.00M | $155.00M | $108.00M | $129.00M | $179.00M | $177.00M | $112.00M | $136.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.3% | -64.0% | +131.3% | +36.5% | -3.0% | -77.6% | +390.9% | +25.0% | -3.0% | -34.4% | +25.6% | +43.5% | +0.0% | -30.3% | +19.4% | +38.8% | -1.1% | -36.7% | +21.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +16.1% | +10.1% | -31.3% | +45.9% | +33.7% | +33.7% | +290.9% | +0.0% | +14.8% | +18.3% | +25.6% | +19.4% | +15.5% | +14.2% | +3.7% | +5.4% |
Range$22.00M – $179.00M
CAGR+9.9%
Avg YoY Growth+32.3%
Median YoY Growth+15.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's stock-based comp?
- Mastercard (MA) reported stock-based comp of $136.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Mastercard's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's stock-based comp increased by 5.4% year-over-year, from $129.00M to $136.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mastercard's stock-based comp has grown at a 21.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $273.00M to $597.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.