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Top Companies by Stock-Based Compensation

Largest public companies ranked by stock-based compensation on a trailing twelve months basis. Compare top issuers, sector peers and historical context on…

How TTM stock-based compensation is measured

Trailing twelve months (TTM) stock-based compensation (SBC) is the dollar value of equity awards a company granted to employees over the most recent four fiscal quarters. It is a non-cash expense on the income statement (added back in the cash flow statement) but a very real economic cost — every dollar of SBC eventually dilutes existing shareholders or consumes cash through buybacks meant to offset that dilution.

SBC is concentrated at high-growth software, internet and biotech companies, where stock is a recruiting weapon and a way to keep GAAP costs off the headline. Read alongside buyback spend to see who actually offsets dilution, and free cash flow for the cash that funds it. Ranked in USD after period-average FX translation (IAS 21). Rankings USD translation methodology · IFRS IAS 21 (official)

Calculated from each company's four most recent reported quarters, as of .

Top companies by Stock-Based Compensation

  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $24.95B
    As of
  • Meta

    META

    Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $22.31B
    As of
  • Amazon

    AMZN

    Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $19.81B
    As of
  • Apple

    AAPL

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $13.47B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $12.36B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $8.46B
    As of
  • NVIDIA

    NVDA

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $6.39B
    As of
  • Oracle

    ORCL

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $4.91B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $4.00B
    As of
  • Cisco

    CSCO

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $3.88B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $3.51B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $3.44B
    As of
  • Tesla

    TSLA

    Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $3.28B
    As of
  • Intel

    INTC

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $2.37B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $2.12B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $2.03B
    As of
  • Intuit

    INTU

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $2.02B
    As of
  • Adobe

    ADBE

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.98B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.93B
    As of
  • Uber

    UBER

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.83B
    As of
  • IBM

    IBM

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.79B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.77B
    As of
  • AMD

    AMD

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.64B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.63B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.60B
    As of
  • Airbnb

    ABNB

    Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.59B
    As of
  • Sector
    Real Estate
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.56B
    As of
  • SAP

    SAP

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.44B
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.38B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.37B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.36B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.35B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.22B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.15B
    As of
  • Roblox

    RBLX

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.13B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.11B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.10B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.10B
    As of
  • Comcast

    CMCSA

    Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.06B
    As of
  • Snap

    SNAP

    Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.02B
    As of
  • PayPal

    PYPL

    Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $1.00B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $993.70M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $965.55M
    As of
  • AbbVie

    ABBV

    Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $955.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $944.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $904.00M
    As of
  • Costco

    COST

    Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $898.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $880.46M
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $839.44M
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $829.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $812.50M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $788.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $776.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $775.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $771.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $760.78M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $750.67M
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $745.13M
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $741.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $737.20M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $723.00M
    As of
  • NIKE

    NKE

    Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $720.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $705.00M
    As of
  • Arm

    ARM

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $699.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $691.48M
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $685.90M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $684.03M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $665.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $664.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $664.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $654.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Industrials
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $634.23M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $630.41M
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $626.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $615.00M
    As of
  • Twilio

    TWLO

    Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $600.41M
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $596.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $590.80M
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $574.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $553.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $550.45M
    As of
  • RTX

    RTX

    Sector
    Industrials
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $540.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $540.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $522.00M
    As of
  • HP

    HPQ

    Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $512.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $506.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Real Estate
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $498.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $490.63M
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $488.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $485.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $469.13M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $466.78M
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $464.65M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $459.40M
    As of
  • Sector
    Industrials
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $452.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $451.45M
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $451.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $448.00M
    As of
  • eBay

    EBAY

    Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $448.00M
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Stock-Based Compensation
    $444.00M
    As of