Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Oracle Stock-Based Comp increased by 14.9% to $1.33B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.9%, from $1.20B to $1.33B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 26.3% 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:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | 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 | $442.00M | $545.00M | $681.00M | $674.00M | $713.00M | $750.00M | $909.00M | $924.00M | $964.00M | $849.00M | $1.03B | $1.05B | $1.05B | $1.01B | $1.17B | $1.20B | $1.30B | $1.12B | $1.16B | $1.33B |
| QoQ Change | — | +23.3% | +25.0% | -1.0% | +5.8% | +5.2% | +21.2% | +1.7% | +4.3% | -11.9% | +21.2% | +1.8% | +0.0% | -3.9% | +16.2% | +2.4% | +8.4% | -13.5% | +2.8% | +14.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +61.3% | +37.6% | +33.5% | +37.1% | +35.2% | +13.2% | +13.2% | +13.4% | +8.7% | +18.6% | +13.7% | +14.3% | +24.0% | +11.6% | -1.2% | +10.9% |
Range$442.00M – $1.33B
CAGR+26.1%
Avg YoY Growth+21.6%
Median YoY Growth+14.0%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Oracle's stock-based comp?
- Oracle (ORCL) reported stock-based comp of $1.33B in Q4 2025.
- How has Oracle's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Oracle's stock-based comp increased by 10.9% year-over-year, from $1.20B to $1.33B.
- What is the long-term trend for Oracle's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Oracle's stock-based comp has grown at a 26.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.84B to $4.67B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.