Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Williams Companies Stock-Based Comp increased by 10.5% to $21.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $21.00M to $21.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 6.9% 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
18 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $19.00M | $21.00M | $21.00M | $21.00M | $15.00M | $22.00M | $15.00M | $17.00M | $23.00M | $19.00M | $18.00M | $24.00M | $24.00M | $21.00M | $30.00M | $30.00M | $19.00M | $21.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +10.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -28.6% | +46.7% | -31.8% | +13.3% | +35.3% | -17.4% | -5.3% | +33.3% | +0.0% | -12.5% | +42.9% | +0.0% | -36.7% | +10.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -21.1% | +4.8% | -28.6% | -19.0% | +53.3% | -13.6% | +20.0% | +41.2% | +4.3% | +10.5% | +66.7% | +25.0% | -20.8% | +0.0% |
Range$15.00M – $30.00M
CAGR+2.4%
Avg YoY Growth+8.8%
Median YoY Growth+4.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Williams Companies's stock-based comp?
- Williams Companies (WMB) reported stock-based comp of $21.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Williams Companies's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Williams Companies's stock-based comp decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $21.00M to $21.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Williams Companies's stock-based comp?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Williams Companies's stock-based comp has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $81.00M to $99.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.