Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Charles Schwab Corporation Stock-Based Comp decreased by 4.9% to $58.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 17.1%, from $70.00M to $58.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 5.7% 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 | $59.00M | $48.00M | $47.00M | $144.00M | $62.00M | $75.00M | $85.00M | $134.00M | $60.00M | $66.00M | $60.00M | $131.00M | $71.00M | $65.00M | $70.00M | $126.00M | $72.00M | $61.00M | $58.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -18.6% | -2.1% | +206.4% | -56.9% | +21.0% | +13.3% | +57.6% | -55.2% | +10.0% | -9.1% | +118.3% | -45.8% | -8.5% | +7.7% | +80.0% | -42.9% | -15.3% | -4.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.1% | +56.3% | +80.9% | -6.9% | -3.2% | -12.0% | -29.4% | -2.2% | +18.3% | -1.5% | +16.7% | -3.8% | +1.4% | -6.2% | -17.1% |
Range$47.00M – $144.00M
CAGR-0.4%
Avg YoY Growth+6.4%
Median YoY Growth-2.2%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Charles Schwab Corporation's stock-based comp?
- Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) reported stock-based comp of $58.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Charles Schwab Corporation's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Charles Schwab Corporation's stock-based comp decreased by 17.1% year-over-year, from $70.00M to $58.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Charles Schwab Corporation's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Charles Schwab Corporation's stock-based comp has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $254.00M to $317.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.