What is Visa's stock-based comp?

Visa (V) reported stock-based comp of $275M in Q1 2026.

How has Visa's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Visa's stock-based comp increased by 6.2% year-over-year, from $259M to $275M.

What is the long-term trend for Visa's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Visa's stock-based comp has grown at a 13.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $542M to $897M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Visa V Stock-Based Comp

Stock-Based Comp at other companies

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$203M+28.5%

MastercardMA

$136M+5.4%

PayPal Holdings, Inc.PYPL

$259M+4.0%

The BancorpTBBK

$4.76M+3.6%

Pathward Financial, Inc.CASH

$3.92M+13.3%

Fidelity National Information ServicesFIS

$44M-6.4%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$11.2B+17.1%

Gross profit$11.0B+17.1%

Operating income$7.2B+33.1%

Net income$6.0B+31.5%

EPS (diluted)$3.14+35.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$18.7B-2.2%

Total debt$25.5B+3.3%

Total equity$35.7B-6.2%

Total assets$95.0B+2.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.0B-35.9%

CapEx$383.0M+17.1%

Free cash flow$2.6B-39.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$628.56B-5.0%

Enterprise value$635.39B-4.7%

P/E28.3×-5.0×

P/S14.6×-3.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin97.8%0.0pp

Operating margin61.1%-2.6pp

Net margin51.7%-1.2pp

FCF margin49.2%-5.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity60.3%+9.7pp

Debt / equity0.7×+0.1×

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Visa in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Visa’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Visa's stock-based comp?: Visa (V) reported stock-based comp of $275M in Q1 2026.
How has Visa's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Visa's stock-based comp increased by 6.2% year-over-year, from $259M to $275M.
What is the long-term trend for Visa's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Visa's stock-based comp has grown at a 13.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $542M to $897M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.