What is Roblox's stock-based comp?

Roblox (RBLX) reported stock-based comp of $275M in Q1 2026.

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

Roblox's stock-based comp increased by 6.2% year-over-year, from $259M to $275M.

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

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Roblox's stock-based comp has grown at a 34.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $341.94M to $1.13B.

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.

Roblox RBLX Stock-Based Comp

Stock-Based Comp at other companies

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$3.12B+1.6%

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$7.66B+58.4%

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$77.17M-21.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+39.3%

Gross profit$1.1B+41.7%

Operating income-$294.0M-15.3%

Net income-$246.0M-14.4%

EPS (diluted)-$0.35-9.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B+2.5%

Total debt$1.8B-1.0%

Total equity$432.0M+39.0%

Total assets$9.8B+31.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$629.0M+41.7%

CapEx$33.0M+94.1%

Free cash flow$596.0M+39.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$35.44B-55.8%

Enterprise value$36.04B-55.5%

P/S6.7×-13.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin78.5%+0.5pp

Operating margin-24%-2.1pp

Net margin-20.7%-1.8pp

FCF margin28.8%+5.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-295.1%-77.9pp

Debt / equity4.1×-1.7×

Current ratio0.9×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Roblox in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Roblox’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Roblox's stock-based comp?: Roblox (RBLX) reported stock-based comp of $275M in Q1 2026.
How has Roblox's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Roblox's stock-based comp increased by 6.2% year-over-year, from $259M to $275M.
What is the long-term trend for Roblox's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Roblox's stock-based comp has grown at a 34.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $341.94M to $1.13B.
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.