Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Netflix Stock-Based Comp increased by 4.3% to $140.41M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 95.1%, from $71.98M to $140.41M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows relatively stable performance with a -2.2% 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:
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 | $101.58M | $95.08M | $99.33M | $119.21M | $150.39M | $152.06M | $153.79M | $99.10M | $78.03M | $79.72M | $82.52M | $76.35M | $68.77M | $65.65M | $61.83M | $71.98M | $80.86M | $80.99M | $134.62M | $140.41M |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.4% | +4.5% | +20.0% | +26.2% | +1.1% | +1.1% | -35.6% | -21.3% | +2.2% | +3.5% | -7.5% | -9.9% | -4.5% | -5.8% | +16.4% | +12.3% | +0.2% | +66.2% | +4.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +48.0% | +59.9% | +54.8% | -16.9% | -48.1% | -47.6% | -46.3% | -23.0% | -11.9% | -17.6% | -25.1% | -5.7% | +17.6% | +23.4% | +117.7% | +95.1% |
Range$61.83M – $153.79M
CAGR+7.1%
Avg YoY Growth+10.9%
Median YoY Growth-8.8%
Current Streak5 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Netflix's stock-based comp?
- Netflix (NFLX) reported stock-based comp of $140.41M in Q1 2026.
- How has Netflix's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Netflix's stock-based comp increased by 95.1% year-over-year, from $71.98M to $140.41M.
- What is the long-term trend for Netflix's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Netflix's stock-based comp has grown at a -2.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $403.22M to $368.45M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.