Tax on Share Settlement
Apple Tax on Share Settlement increased by 1112.4% to $2.92B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.0%, from $2.92B to $2.92B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Tax on Share Settlement shows relatively stable performance with a -2.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
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.
cf_taxes_paid_for_sharesHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.70B | $701.00M | $2.89B | $330.00M | $2.70B | $308.00M | $2.32B | $418.00M | $2.39B | $312.00M | $2.59B | $284.00M | $2.29B | $278.00M | $2.92B | $284.00M | $2.51B | $241.00M | $2.92B |
| QoQ Change | — | -74.0% | +312.0% | -88.6% | +717.3% | -88.6% | +651.9% | -82.0% | +470.6% | -86.9% | +730.4% | -89.0% | +705.6% | -87.8% | +950.7% | -90.3% | +785.2% | -90.4% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.1% | -56.1% | -19.8% | +26.7% | -11.6% | +1.3% | +11.9% | -32.1% | -4.1% | -10.9% | +12.7% | +0.0% | +9.9% | -13.3% | +0.0% |
Tax on Share Settlement at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Apple's tax on share settlement?
- Apple (AAPL) reported tax on share settlement of $2.92B in Q4 2025.
- How has Apple's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
- Apple's tax on share settlement increased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $2.92B to $2.92B.
- What is the long-term trend for Apple's tax on share settlement?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Apple's tax on share settlement has grown at a -2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.56B to $5.96B.
- What does tax on share settlement mean?
- The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.