Tax on Share Settlement
Airbnb Tax on Share Settlement increased by 7.7% to $140.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 7.9%, from $152.00M to $140.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Tax on Share Settlement shows relatively stable performance with a -2.6% 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 | 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 | $123.87M | $15.71M | $204.77M | $139.79M | $146.81M | $115.63M | $151.00M | $567.00M | $305.00M | $201.00M | $155.00M | $154.00M | $113.00M | $208.00M | $152.00M | $143.00M | $136.00M | $130.00M | $140.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -87.3% | >999% | -31.7% | +5.0% | -21.2% | +30.6% | +275.5% | -46.2% | -34.1% | -22.9% | -0.6% | -26.6% | +84.1% | -26.9% | -5.9% | -4.9% | -4.4% | +7.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +12.9% | +834.5% | — | -26.3% | +305.6% | +107.8% | +73.8% | +2.6% | -72.8% | -63.0% | +3.5% | -1.9% | -7.1% | +20.4% | -37.5% | -7.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Airbnb's tax on share settlement?
- Airbnb (ABNB) reported tax on share settlement of $140.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Airbnb's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
- Airbnb's tax on share settlement decreased by 7.9% year-over-year, from $152.00M to $140.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Airbnb's tax on share settlement?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Airbnb's tax on share settlement has grown at a -2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $607.00M to $561.00M.
- What does tax on share settlement mean?
- The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.