Share-Based Payment - Unrecognized Cost of Nonvested Awards
McDonald's Share-Based Payment - Unrecognized Cost of Nonvested Awards increased by 7.2% to $295.22 in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.2%, from $275.37 to $295.22. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Share-Based Payment - Unrecognized Cost of Nonvested Awards shows an upward trend with a 10.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a larger pipeline of future stock-based compensation expenses, which will impact future earnings.
Detailed definition
This is the total compensation expense related to nonvested equity awards that has not yet been recognized in the income...
Peer comparison
Common in companies that rely heavily on equity-based compensation to attract and retain talent.
share_based_payment_unrecognized_costHistorical Data
| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $197.10 | $222.32 | $238.21 | $275.37 | $295.22 |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.8% | +7.1% | +15.6% | +7.2% |
| YoY Change | — | +12.8% | +7.1% | +15.6% | +7.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McDonald's's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards?
- McDonald's (MCD) reported share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards of $295.22 in Q4 2025.
- How has McDonald's's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards changed year-over-year?
- McDonald's's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards increased by 7.2% year-over-year, from $275.37 to $295.22.
- What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards has grown at a 10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $176.81 to $295.22.
- What does share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards mean?
- The future expense for employee stock awards that has been granted but not yet earned.