Share-Based Payment - Unrecognized Cost of Nonvested Awards
Nvidia Share-Based Payment - Unrecognized Cost of Nonvested Awards decreased by 6.4% to $13.10B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.6%, from $12.40B to $13.10B. Over 5 years (FY 2021 to FY 2026), Share-Based Payment - Unrecognized Cost of Nonvested Awards shows an upward trend with a 30.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher future non-cash compensation expenses, which may impact future operating margins.
Detailed definition
This represents the total compensation expense for stock-based awards that has been granted but not yet recognized in th...
Peer comparison
Common in large-cap companies that utilize equity-based compensation to align employee and shareholder interests.
share_based_payment_unrecognized_costHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.32B | $5.35B | $5.16B | $114.19 | $4.95B | $7.61B | $7.19B | $6.55B | $9.69B | $9.03B | $13.20B | $12.80B | $12.40B | $15.30B | $14.00B | $13.10B |
| QoQ Change | — | +61.1% | -3.6% | -100.0% | >999% | +53.7% | -5.5% | -8.9% | +47.9% | -6.8% | +46.2% | -3.0% | -3.1% | +23.4% | -8.5% | -6.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +49.1% | +42.2% | +39.3% | +32.3% | +27.3% | +25.6% | +101.5% | +32.1% | +37.3% | +15.9% | +9.4% | +5.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Nvidia's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards?
- Nvidia (NVDA) reported share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards of $13.10B in Q4 2025.
- How has Nvidia's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards changed year-over-year?
- Nvidia's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards increased by 5.6% year-over-year, from $12.40B to $13.10B.
- What is the long-term trend for Nvidia's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards?
- Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Nvidia's share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards has grown at a 30.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.42B to $13.10B.
- What does share-based payment - unrecognized cost of nonvested awards mean?
- The amount of future compensation expense for stock awards that have been granted but not yet earned by employees.