Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Wabtec Stock-Based Comp remained flat by 0.0% to $22.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 29.4%, from $17.00M to $22.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 14.8% 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 | $16.00M | $10.00M | $11.80M | $10.00M | $10.00M | $10.00M | $11.00M | $10.00M | $12.00M | $14.00M | $11.00M | $12.00M | $14.00M | $18.00M | $22.00M | $17.00M | $19.00M | $22.00M | $22.00M | $22.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -37.5% | +18.0% | -15.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +10.0% | -9.1% | +20.0% | +16.7% | -21.4% | +9.1% | +16.7% | +28.6% | +22.2% | -22.7% | +11.8% | +15.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -37.5% | +0.0% | -6.8% | +0.0% | +20.0% | +40.0% | +0.0% | +20.0% | +16.7% | +28.6% | +100.0% | +41.7% | +35.7% | +22.2% | +0.0% | +29.4% |
Range$10.00M – $22.00M
CAGR+6.9%
Avg YoY Growth+19.4%
Median YoY Growth+20.0%
Current Streak4 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wabtec's stock-based comp?
- Wabtec (WAB) reported stock-based comp of $22.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Wabtec's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Wabtec's stock-based comp increased by 29.4% year-over-year, from $17.00M to $22.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Wabtec's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wabtec's stock-based comp has grown at a 14.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $46.00M to $80.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.