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Restricted stock units (RSUs) are a form of incentive compensation where a company gives an employee stock. Unlike an employee stock option, there is no need to pay for the shares.
RSUs are becoming much more common throughout corporate America. A 2021 survey from the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals and Deloitte shows that 86% of U.S. publicly traded companies grant RSUs, up from a mere 3% in 2000. By comparison, public companies offering employee stock options went from 100% to 47% during this period.
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