Source: SEC 10-K filings normalized from stockainsights.com (fiscal year data, normalization of SEC reports)
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Stock-based compensation = shares companies give employees as part of their pay.
Posted by RecursivelyYours
![Big Tech paid employees $104 billion in stock last year — up 150% since 2019 [OC]](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cebyenc85wgg1-1536x931.png "Big Tech paid employees $104 billion in stock last year — up 150% since 2019 [OC]")
Source: SEC 10-K filings normalized from stockainsights.com (fiscal year data, normalization of SEC reports)
Tools: Chart.js
Stock-based compensation = shares companies give employees as part of their pay.
Posted by RecursivelyYours
9 Comments
Would also be interesting to see how much each stock appreciated during this timeframe.
How much did the big tech stocks go up since 2019.
Most companies are on a four year vesting schedule so if your stock grant was 1-3 years old and stock went up, congrats. But then refreshes are based on new market value so then in 1-3 years it’ll drop like a rock if stock values don’t rise much
Aren’t the stocks themselves up more than 150% over the last six years?
50% of big tech employe are asian in the US
This has gotta be with vesting schedules incorporated. I work at MSFT and our benefits and pay across the board have been going to shit, and we’re significant down on stock price over the last year.
Is Bank of America a tech company?
So Big Tech sharing their wealth with their employees. Shocking! Must unionize to revert that
I feel like the executives need to be removed from this to get a proper assessment.