Operating
Stock-Based Comp
MRSH Stock-Based Comp increased by 56.2% to $139.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 24.1%, from $112.00M to $139.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 3.2% 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:
cf_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 | $98.00M | $87.00M | $85.00M | $105.00M | $89.00M | $89.00M | $84.00M | $99.00M | $92.00M | $82.00M | $90.00M | $103.00M | $90.00M | $90.00M | $85.00M | $112.00M | $98.00M | $95.00M | $89.00M | $139.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -11.2% | -2.3% | +23.5% | -15.2% | +0.0% | -5.6% | +17.9% | -7.1% | -10.9% | +9.8% | +14.4% | -12.6% | +0.0% | -5.6% | +31.8% | -12.5% | -3.1% | -6.3% | +56.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.2% | +2.3% | -1.2% | -5.7% | +3.4% | -7.9% | +7.1% | +4.0% | -2.2% | +9.8% | -5.6% | +8.7% | +8.9% | +5.6% | +4.7% | +24.1% |
Range$82.00M – $139.00M
CAGR+7.6%
Avg YoY Growth+2.9%
Median YoY Growth+3.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MRSH's stock-based comp?
- MRSH (MRSH) reported stock-based comp of $139.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has MRSH's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- MRSH's stock-based comp increased by 24.1% year-over-year, from $112.00M to $139.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for MRSH's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MRSH's stock-based comp has grown at a 3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $348.00M to $394.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.