Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Welltower Stock-Based Comp increased by 9577.8% to $1.51B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11062.5%, from $13.51M to $1.51B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 205.8% 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:
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 | $4.76M | $4.54M | $2.94M | $7.45M | $6.02M | $5.99M | $6.69M | $9.46M | $10.50M | $8.82M | $8.42M | $12.05M | $10.35M | $39.91M | $13.51M | $17.51M | $15.26M | $15.59M | $1.51B |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.7% | -35.1% | +152.9% | -19.1% | -0.5% | +11.7% | +41.3% | +11.1% | -16.0% | -4.6% | +43.1% | -14.1% | +285.6% | -66.1% | +29.5% | -12.8% | +2.2% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +26.6% | +32.1% | +127.3% | +27.0% | +74.5% | +47.3% | +25.8% | +27.4% | -1.5% | +352.4% | +60.5% | +45.3% | +47.4% | -60.9% | >999% |
Range$2.94M – $1.51B
CAGR+259.6%
Avg YoY Growth+792.9%
Median YoY Growth+45.3%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Welltower's stock-based comp?
- Welltower (WELL) reported stock-based comp of $1.51B in Q4 2025.
- How has Welltower's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Welltower's stock-based comp increased by 11062.5% year-over-year, from $13.51M to $1.51B.
- What is the long-term trend for Welltower's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Welltower's stock-based comp has grown at a 205.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.81M to $1.56B.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.