Financing

Tax on Share Settlement

Agilent Technologies Tax on Share Settlement increased by 2600.0% to $27.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.7%, from $22.00M to $27.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Tax on Share Settlement shows a downward trend with a -21.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
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_shares

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q1 '21Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value$1.00M$1.00M$2.00M$63.00M$1.00M$1.00M$2.00M$51.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$25.00M$1.00M$1.00M$3.00M$22.00M$2.00M$4.00M$1.00M$27.00M
QoQ Change+0.0%+100.0%>999%-98.4%+0.0%+100.0%>999%-98.0%+0.0%+0.0%>999%-96.0%+0.0%+200.0%+633.3%-90.9%+100.0%-75.0%>999%
YoY Change+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-19.0%+0.0%+0.0%-50.0%-51.0%+0.0%+0.0%+200.0%-12.0%+100.0%+300.0%-66.7%+22.7%
Range$1.00M$63.00M
CAGR+100.1%
Avg YoY Growth+26.5%
Median YoY Growth+0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Agilent Technologies's tax on share settlement?
Agilent Technologies (A) reported tax on share settlement of $27.00M in Q4 2025.
How has Agilent Technologies's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
Agilent Technologies's tax on share settlement increased by 22.7% year-over-year, from $22.00M to $27.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Agilent Technologies's tax on share settlement?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Agilent Technologies's tax on share settlement has grown at a -21.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $76.00M to $29.00M.
What does tax on share settlement mean?
The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.