Financing
Payment to net share settle employee equity awards
Boston Scientific Payment to net share settle employee equity awards increased by 2733.3% to $85.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 28.0%, from $118.00M to $85.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payment to net share settle employee equity awards shows an upward trend with a 27.2% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 1, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher payments correlate with increased employee equity vesting and potentially higher stock price performance.
Detailed definition
Cash paid by the company to satisfy tax withholding obligations when employees exercise equity awards, where the company...
Peer comparison
Standard for companies with significant stock-based compensation programs.
Metric ID:
financing_paymenttonetsharesettleemployeeequityawardsHistorical Data
20 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M | $46.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M | $4.00M | $50.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $78.00M | $2.00M | $3.00M | $4.00M | $118.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $3.00M | $85.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +100.0% | >999% | -97.8% | +100.0% | +100.0% | >999% | -96.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | >999% | -97.4% | +50.0% | +33.3% | >999% | -95.8% | +0.0% | -40.0% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +100.0% | +100.0% | +8.7% | +100.0% | +0.0% | -50.0% | +56.0% | +0.0% | +50.0% | +100.0% | +51.3% | +150.0% | +66.7% | -25.0% | -28.0% |
Range$1.00M – $118.00M
CAGR+154.8%
Avg YoY Growth+42.5%
Median YoY Growth+50.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Boston Scientific's payment to net share settle employee equity awards?
- Boston Scientific (BSX) reported payment to net share settle employee equity awards of $85.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Boston Scientific's payment to net share settle employee equity awards changed year-over-year?
- Boston Scientific's payment to net share settle employee equity awards decreased by 28.0% year-over-year, from $118.00M to $85.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Boston Scientific's payment to net share settle employee equity awards?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Boston Scientific's payment to net share settle employee equity awards has grown at a 27.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $50.00M to $131.00M.
- What does payment to net share settle employee equity awards mean?
- Cash paid to cover employee taxes on equity awards via share withholding.