Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Qualcomm Stock-Based Comp increased by 33.9% to $888.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.0%, from $759.00M to $888.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 13.7% 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
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $424.00M | $425.00M | $496.00M | $498.00M | $516.00M | $521.00M | $634.00M | $628.00M | $614.00M | $608.00M | $602.00M | $705.00M | $644.00M | $697.00M | $759.00M | $702.00M | $659.00M | $663.00M | $888.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.2% | +16.7% | +0.4% | +3.6% | +1.0% | +21.7% | -0.9% | -2.2% | -1.0% | -1.0% | +17.1% | -8.7% | +8.2% | +8.9% | -7.5% | -6.1% | +0.6% | +33.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +21.7% | +22.6% | +27.8% | +26.1% | +19.0% | +16.7% | -5.0% | +12.3% | +4.9% | +14.6% | +26.1% | -0.4% | +2.3% | -4.9% | +17.0% |
Range$424.00M – $888.00M
CAGR+17.9%
Avg YoY Growth+13.4%
Median YoY Growth+16.7%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Qualcomm's stock-based comp?
- Qualcomm (QCOM) reported stock-based comp of $888.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Qualcomm's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Qualcomm's stock-based comp increased by 17.0% year-over-year, from $759.00M to $888.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Qualcomm's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Qualcomm's stock-based comp has grown at a 13.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.66B to $2.78B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.