Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Waters Corporation Stock-Based Comp increased by 37.9% to $20.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 53.8%, from $13.00M to $20.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 16.0% 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 | $7.29M | $6.35M | $7.97M | $10.93M | $9.79M | $10.21M | $11.64M | $12.81M | $10.93M | $8.49M | $4.64M | $10.91M | $11.43M | $10.65M | $11.72M | $13.00M | $12.98M | $13.65M | $14.50M | $20.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -12.9% | +25.4% | +37.2% | -10.5% | +4.3% | +14.0% | +10.1% | -14.7% | -22.3% | -45.3% | +135.0% | +4.8% | -6.9% | +10.0% | +11.0% | -0.2% | +5.2% | +6.2% | +37.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +34.3% | +60.7% | +46.0% | +17.1% | +11.6% | -16.8% | -60.1% | -14.8% | +4.6% | +25.4% | +152.3% | +19.1% | +13.5% | +28.2% | +23.8% | +53.8% |
Range$4.64M – $20.00M
CAGR+23.7%
Avg YoY Growth+24.9%
Median YoY Growth+21.5%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waters Corporation's stock-based comp?
- Waters Corporation (WAT) reported stock-based comp of $20.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waters Corporation's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Waters Corporation's stock-based comp increased by 53.8% year-over-year, from $13.00M to $20.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waters Corporation's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waters Corporation's stock-based comp has grown at a 16.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $29.92M to $54.13M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.