Financing
Tax on Share Settlement
Electronic Arts Tax on Share Settlement decreased by 71.9% to $25.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.7%, from $23.00M to $25.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Tax on Share Settlement shows an upward trend with a 9.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Increases generally track with rising stock prices or larger employee equity grants, reflecting the cost of maintaining a share-based incentive program.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows related to the withholding of taxes on behalf of employees during the settlement of share-based compensati...
Peer comparison
Common in Silicon Valley and high-growth tech firms where equity is a primary component of total compensation.
Metric ID:
taxes_paid_for_sharesHistorical 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 | $105.00M | $16.00M | $72.00M | $11.00M | $104.00M | $13.00M | $44.00M | $14.00M | $105.00M | $15.00M | $58.00M | $18.00M | $121.00M | $18.00M | $72.00M | $23.00M | $145.00M | $32.00M | $89.00M | $25.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -84.8% | +350.0% | -84.7% | +845.5% | -87.5% | +238.5% | -68.2% | +650.0% | -85.7% | +286.7% | -69.0% | +572.2% | -85.1% | +300.0% | -68.1% | +530.4% | -77.9% | +178.1% | -71.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -1.0% | -18.8% | -38.9% | +27.3% | +1.0% | +15.4% | +31.8% | +28.6% | +15.2% | +20.0% | +24.1% | +27.8% | +19.8% | +77.8% | +23.6% | +8.7% |
Range$11.00M – $145.00M
CAGR-26.1%
Avg YoY Growth+16.4%
Median YoY Growth+19.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Electronic Arts's tax on share settlement?
- Electronic Arts (EA) reported tax on share settlement of $25.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Electronic Arts's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
- Electronic Arts's tax on share settlement increased by 8.7% year-over-year, from $23.00M to $25.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Electronic Arts's tax on share settlement?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Electronic Arts's tax on share settlement has grown at a 9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $204.00M to $291.00M.
- What does tax on share settlement mean?
- The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.