Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Moody's Stock-Based Comp remained flat by 0.0% to $58.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.6%, from $56.00M to $58.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 7.3% 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 | $41.00M | $41.00M | $48.00M | $46.00M | $38.00M | $46.00M | $39.00M | $47.00M | $50.00M | $46.00M | $50.00M | $53.00M | $56.00M | $57.00M | $54.00M | $56.00M | $61.00M | $57.00M | $58.00M | $58.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +17.1% | -4.2% | -17.4% | +21.1% | -15.2% | +20.5% | +6.4% | -8.0% | +8.7% | +6.0% | +5.7% | +1.8% | -5.3% | +3.7% | +8.9% | -6.6% | +1.8% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.3% | +12.2% | -18.8% | +2.2% | +31.6% | +0.0% | +28.2% | +12.8% | +12.0% | +23.9% | +8.0% | +5.7% | +8.9% | +0.0% | +7.4% | +3.6% |
Range$38.00M – $61.00M
CAGR+7.6%
Avg YoY Growth+8.1%
Median YoY Growth+7.7%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's stock-based comp?
- Moody's (MCO) reported stock-based comp of $58.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's stock-based comp increased by 3.6% year-over-year, from $56.00M to $58.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's stock-based comp has grown at a 7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $175.00M to $232.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.