What is Nvidia's stock-based comp?

Nvidia (NVDA) reported stock-based comp of $1.93B in Q1 2026.

How has Nvidia's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Nvidia's stock-based comp increased by 30.8% year-over-year, from $1.47B to $1.93B.

What is the long-term trend for Nvidia's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Nvidia's stock-based comp has grown at a 33.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2B to $6.39B.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Nvidia NVDA Stock-Based Comp

Stock-Based Comp at other companies

UnifirstUNF

$3.67M+14.9%

Cabot CorporationCBT

$4M-33.3%

Travel + LeisureTNL

$13M-7.1%

HES

Hess MidstreamHESM

$200K-33.3%

Main Street CapitalMAIN

$5.11M+5.4%

BeldenBDC

$9.16M+17.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$81.6B+85.2%

Gross profit$61.2B+129%

Operating income$53.5B+147%

Net income$58.3B+211%

EPS (diluted)$2.39+214%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$13.2B-13.1%

Total debt$12.8B+24.6%

Total equity$195.47B+133%

Total assets$259.47B+107%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$50.3B+83.6%

CapEx$1.8B+43.2%

Free cash flow$48.6B+85.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.74T+35.1%

Enterprise value$4.74T+35.3%

P/E29.7×-16.0×

P/S18.7×-4.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.1%+4.0pp

Operating margin64%+6.0pp

Net margin63%+11.3pp

FCF margin47%-1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity114.3%-1.2pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.1×

Current ratio3.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nvidia in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Nvidia’s 10-Q, filed May 20, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nvidia's stock-based comp?: Nvidia (NVDA) reported stock-based comp of $1.93B in Q1 2026.
How has Nvidia's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Nvidia's stock-based comp increased by 30.8% year-over-year, from $1.47B to $1.93B.
What is the long-term trend for Nvidia's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Nvidia's stock-based comp has grown at a 33.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2B to $6.39B.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.