Operating
Stock-Based Comp
S&P Global Stock-Based Comp increased by 66.7% to $75.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 21.1%, from $95.00M to $75.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 26.5% 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
18 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $31.00M | $40.00M | $32.00M | $94.00M | $49.00M | $17.00M | $54.00M | $46.00M | $51.00M | $46.00M | $28.00M | $33.00M | $49.00M | $95.00M | $70.00M | $47.00M | $45.00M | $75.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +29.0% | -20.0% | +193.8% | -47.9% | -65.3% | +217.6% | -14.8% | +10.9% | -9.8% | -39.1% | +17.9% | +48.5% | +93.9% | -26.3% | -32.9% | -4.3% | +66.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +58.1% | -57.5% | +68.8% | -51.1% | +4.1% | +170.6% | -48.1% | -28.3% | -3.9% | +106.5% | +150.0% | +42.4% | -8.2% | -21.1% |
Range$17.00M – $95.00M
CAGR+23.1%
Avg YoY Growth+27.3%
Median YoY Growth+0.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is S&P Global's stock-based comp?
- S&P Global (SPGI) reported stock-based comp of $75.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has S&P Global's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- S&P Global's stock-based comp decreased by 21.1% year-over-year, from $95.00M to $75.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for S&P Global's stock-based comp?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), S&P Global's stock-based comp has grown at a 26.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $122.00M to $247.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.