Operating
Stock-Based Comp
MSCI Stock-Based Comp increased by 86.5% to $47.70M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.3%, from $40.00M to $47.70M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 19.3% 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:
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 | $11.95M | $12.36M | $11.70M | $22.86M | $11.56M | $12.01M | $11.66M | $21.09M | $16.14M | $18.14M | $16.28M | $34.34M | $19.40M | $18.50M | $22.97M | $40.00M | $23.19M | $22.59M | $25.57M | $47.70M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.5% | -5.4% | +95.4% | -49.4% | +3.9% | -2.9% | +80.8% | -23.4% | +12.4% | -10.3% | +110.9% | -43.5% | -4.6% | +24.1% | +74.1% | -42.0% | -2.6% | +13.2% | +86.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.2% | -2.8% | -0.3% | -7.7% | +39.6% | +51.0% | +39.6% | +62.8% | +20.2% | +2.0% | +41.1% | +16.5% | +19.5% | +22.1% | +11.3% | +19.3% |
Range$11.56M – $47.70M
CAGR+33.8%
Avg YoY Growth+20.7%
Median YoY Growth+19.4%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MSCI's stock-based comp?
- MSCI (MSCI) reported stock-based comp of $47.70M in Q1 2026.
- How has MSCI's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- MSCI's stock-based comp increased by 19.3% year-over-year, from $40.00M to $47.70M.
- What is the long-term trend for MSCI's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MSCI's stock-based comp has grown at a 19.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $54.92M to $111.34M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.