Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC Stock-Based Comp increased by 1.9% to $53.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.2%, from $49.00M to $53.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 15.6% 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 | $25.00M | $34.00M | $36.00M | $36.00M | $39.00M | $29.00M | $33.00M | $31.00M | $22.00M | $25.00M | $30.00M | $34.00M | $38.00M | $38.00M | $49.00M | $54.00M | $59.00M | $52.00M | $53.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +36.0% | +5.9% | +0.0% | +8.3% | -25.6% | +13.8% | -6.1% | -29.0% | +13.6% | +20.0% | +13.3% | +11.8% | +0.0% | +28.9% | +10.2% | +9.3% | -11.9% | +1.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +56.0% | -14.7% | -8.3% | -13.9% | -43.6% | -13.8% | -9.1% | +9.7% | +72.7% | +52.0% | +63.3% | +58.8% | +55.3% | +36.8% | +8.2% |
Range$22.00M – $59.00M
CAGR+18.2%
Avg YoY Growth+20.6%
Median YoY Growth+9.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Seagate Technology Holdings PLC's stock-based comp?
- Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (STX) reported stock-based comp of $53.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Seagate Technology Holdings PLC's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Seagate Technology Holdings PLC's stock-based comp increased by 8.2% year-over-year, from $49.00M to $53.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Seagate Technology Holdings PLC's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC's stock-based comp has grown at a 15.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $112.00M to $200.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.