Stock-Based Compensation as Operating Cash Flow Percentage
Company: Nebius
The claim, verbatim
Stock-based compensation represented 21.6% of operating cash flow in FY 2025
Source (primary)
Cerebras Systems vs. Nebius Group N.V.: Which AI Hardware Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? - The Motley Fool (-, news_article)
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Quote: “Note that stock-based compensation represented roughly 21.6% of operating cash flow, which inflates reported cash generation since SBC is a non-cash expense added back in the cash flow statement.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 27, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
In its FY 2025 discussion of Nebius, the article states stock-based compensation was roughly 21.6% of operating cash flow.
Confirmed in the source:
- Stock-based compensation represented roughly 21.6% of Nebius Group's operating cash flow in FY 2025
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.fool.com/coverage/better-buy/2026/09/23/cerebras-systems-vs-nebius-group-nv-which-technology-stock-is-a-better-buy-in-2026/) in full (13,550 characters, retrieved September 24, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Cerebras Systems vs. Nebius Group N.V.: Which AI Hardware Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? - The Motley Fool
Quote: “Note that stock-based compensation represented roughly 21.6% of operating cash flow, which inflates reported cash generation since SBC is a non-cash expense added back in the cash flow statement.”