Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Sysco Stock-Based Comp decreased by 6.1% to $31.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 121.4%, from $14.00M to $31.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows relatively stable performance with a -0.7% 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:
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 | $30.16M | $29.31M | $30.94M | $30.41M | $31.33M | $27.22M | $25.46M | $21.09M | $22.24M | $24.00M | $29.00M | $24.00M | $27.00M | $30.00M | $30.00M | $14.00M | $19.00M | $31.00M | $33.00M | $31.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.8% | +5.6% | -1.7% | +3.0% | -13.1% | -6.5% | -17.2% | +5.4% | +7.9% | +20.8% | -17.2% | +12.5% | +11.1% | +0.0% | -53.3% | +35.7% | +63.2% | +6.5% | -6.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.9% | -7.1% | -17.7% | -30.7% | -29.0% | -11.8% | +13.9% | +13.8% | +21.4% | +25.0% | +3.4% | -41.7% | -29.6% | +3.3% | +10.0% | +121.4% |
Range$14.00M – $33.00M
CAGR+0.6%
Avg YoY Growth+3.0%
Median YoY Growth+3.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sysco's stock-based comp?
- Sysco (SYY) reported stock-based comp of $31.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Sysco's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Sysco's stock-based comp increased by 121.4% year-over-year, from $14.00M to $31.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Sysco's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Sysco's stock-based comp has grown at a -0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $95.82M to $93.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.