Operating
Stock-Based Comp
MasTec Stock-Based Comp decreased by 1.5% to $8.25M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 18.9%, from $6.94M to $8.25M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 8.2% 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 | $6.07M | $6.07M | $7.13M | $6.34M | $6.84M | $5.70M | $8.58M | $8.52M | $8.58M | $7.25M | $9.00M | $9.67M | $7.03M | $7.35M | $8.63M | $6.94M | $9.37M | $9.31M | $8.37M | $8.25M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +17.4% | -11.2% | +7.9% | -16.6% | +50.5% | -0.7% | +0.7% | -15.5% | +24.2% | +7.5% | -27.4% | +4.6% | +17.4% | -19.5% | +35.0% | -0.6% | -10.1% | -1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.6% | -6.2% | +20.2% | +34.4% | +25.4% | +27.2% | +4.9% | +13.6% | -18.1% | +1.4% | -4.1% | -28.2% | +33.4% | +26.8% | -2.9% | +18.9% |
Range$5.70M – $9.67M
CAGR+6.7%
Avg YoY Growth+10.0%
Median YoY Growth+13.1%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MasTec's stock-based comp?
- MasTec (MTZ) reported stock-based comp of $8.25M in Q1 2026.
- How has MasTec's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- MasTec's stock-based comp increased by 18.9% year-over-year, from $6.94M to $8.25M.
- What is the long-term trend for MasTec's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MasTec's stock-based comp has grown at a 8.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.81M to $34.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.