Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Micron Technology Stock-Based Comp increased by 16.0% to $290.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 31.8%, from $220.00M to $290.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 26.6% 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:
cf_stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $96.00M | $93.00M | $118.00M | $129.00M | $131.00M | $136.00M | $146.00M | $157.00M | $145.00M | $148.00M | $188.00M | $213.00M | $219.00M | $213.00M | $220.00M | $249.00M | $253.00M | $250.00M | $290.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.1% | +26.9% | +9.3% | +1.6% | +3.8% | +7.4% | +7.5% | -7.6% | +2.1% | +27.0% | +13.3% | +2.8% | -2.7% | +3.3% | +13.2% | +1.6% | -1.2% | +16.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +36.5% | +46.2% | +23.7% | +21.7% | +10.7% | +8.8% | +28.8% | +35.7% | +51.0% | +43.9% | +17.0% | +16.9% | +15.5% | +17.4% | +31.8% |
Range$93.00M – $290.00M
CAGR+27.8%
Avg YoY Growth+27.0%
Median YoY Growth+23.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Micron Technology's stock-based comp?
- Micron Technology (MU) reported stock-based comp of $290.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Micron Technology's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Micron Technology's stock-based comp increased by 31.8% year-over-year, from $220.00M to $290.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Micron Technology's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Micron Technology's stock-based comp has grown at a 26.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $378.00M to $972.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.