Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Northrop Grumman Stock-Based Comp decreased by 63.0% to $20.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $20.00M to $20.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 6.1% 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 | $22.00M | $31.00M | $23.00M | $18.00M | $24.00M | $30.00M | $27.00M | $19.00M | $28.00M | $17.00M | $23.00M | $20.00M | $26.00M | $26.00M | $29.00M | $20.00M | $20.00M | $25.00M | $54.00M | $20.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +40.9% | -25.8% | -21.7% | +33.3% | +25.0% | -10.0% | -29.6% | +47.4% | -39.3% | +35.3% | -13.0% | +30.0% | +0.0% | +11.5% | -31.0% | +0.0% | +25.0% | +116.0% | -63.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.1% | -3.2% | +17.4% | +5.6% | +16.7% | -43.3% | -14.8% | +5.3% | -7.1% | +52.9% | +26.1% | +0.0% | -23.1% | -3.8% | +86.2% | +0.0% |
Range$17.00M – $54.00M
CAGR-2.0%
Avg YoY Growth+7.7%
Median YoY Growth+2.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Northrop Grumman's stock-based comp?
- Northrop Grumman (NOC) reported stock-based comp of $20.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Northrop Grumman's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Northrop Grumman's stock-based comp decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $20.00M to $20.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Northrop Grumman's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Northrop Grumman's stock-based comp has grown at a 6.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $94.00M to $119.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.