Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Starbucks Stock-Based Comp decreased by 26.1% to $93.20M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.9%, from $77.70M to $93.20M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows relatively stable performance with a -0.1% 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 | $80.00M | $63.80M | $95.80M | $53.40M | $57.40M | $64.90M | $85.20M | $74.10M | $69.20M | $74.20M | $94.80M | $78.20M | $63.60M | $71.70M | $100.60M | $77.70M | $66.00M | $74.00M | $126.10M | $93.20M |
| QoQ Change | — | -20.3% | +50.2% | -44.3% | +7.5% | +13.1% | +31.3% | -13.0% | -6.6% | +7.2% | +27.8% | -17.5% | -18.7% | +12.7% | +40.3% | -22.8% | -15.1% | +12.1% | +70.4% | -26.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -28.2% | +1.7% | -11.1% | +38.8% | +20.6% | +14.3% | +11.3% | +5.5% | -8.1% | -3.4% | +6.1% | -0.6% | +3.8% | +3.2% | +25.3% | +19.9% |
Range$53.40M – $126.10M
CAGR+3.3%
Avg YoY Growth+6.2%
Median YoY Growth+4.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Starbucks's stock-based comp?
- Starbucks (SBUX) reported stock-based comp of $93.20M in Q1 2026.
- How has Starbucks's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Starbucks's stock-based comp increased by 19.9% year-over-year, from $77.70M to $93.20M.
- What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Starbucks's stock-based comp has grown at a -0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $319.10M to $318.30M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.