Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Waste Management Stock-Based Comp increased by 52.9% to $52.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.0%, from $51.00M to $52.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 11.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
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
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 | $22.00M | $36.00M | $27.00M | $25.00M | $26.00M | $20.00M | $13.00M | $26.00M | $21.00M | $24.00M | $22.00M | $30.00M | $27.00M | $27.00M | $34.00M | $51.00M | $41.00M | $43.00M | $34.00M | $52.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +63.6% | -25.0% | -7.4% | +4.0% | -23.1% | -35.0% | +100.0% | -19.2% | +14.3% | -8.3% | +36.4% | -10.0% | +0.0% | +25.9% | +50.0% | -19.6% | +4.9% | -20.9% | +52.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +18.2% | -44.4% | -51.9% | +4.0% | -19.2% | +20.0% | +69.2% | +15.4% | +28.6% | +12.5% | +54.5% | +70.0% | +51.9% | +59.3% | +0.0% | +2.0% |
Range$13.00M – $52.00M
CAGR+19.9%
Avg YoY Growth+18.1%
Median YoY Growth+16.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's stock-based comp?
- Waste Management (WM) reported stock-based comp of $52.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Management's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's stock-based comp increased by 2.0% year-over-year, from $51.00M to $52.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's stock-based comp has grown at a 11.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $108.00M to $169.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.