Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Roblox Stock-Based Comp decreased by 7.8% to $275.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.2%, from $259.00M to $275.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 34.8% 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:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $81.66M | $89.32M | $120.22M | $112.30M | $146.39M | $161.36M | $169.46M | $184.90M | $212.36M | $220.02M | $250.68M | $240.50M | $251.89M | $265.17M | $258.24M | $259.00M | $284.70M | $286.93M | $298.38M | $275.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +9.4% | +34.6% | -6.6% | +30.4% | +10.2% | +5.0% | +9.1% | +14.8% | +3.6% | +13.9% | -4.1% | +4.7% | +5.3% | -2.6% | +0.3% | +9.9% | +0.8% | +4.0% | -7.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +79.3% | +80.7% | +41.0% | +64.7% | +45.1% | +36.4% | +47.9% | +30.1% | +18.6% | +20.5% | +3.0% | +7.7% | +13.0% | +8.2% | +15.5% | +6.2% |
Range$81.66M – $298.38M
CAGR+29.1%
Avg YoY Growth+32.4%
Median YoY Growth+25.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Roblox's stock-based comp?
- Roblox (RBLX) reported stock-based comp of $275.00M 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 $259.00M to $275.00M.
- 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?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.