Tax Withholding for Share-Based Payments
Adobe Tax Withholding for Share-Based Payments decreased by 22.6% to $123.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 22.6%, from $159.00M to $123.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Tax Withholding for Share-Based Payments shows relatively stable performance with a -2.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
This is a routine operational cash outflow related to compensation; significant fluctuations may relate to the timing of equity vesting.
Detailed definition
This represents cash payments made by the company to tax authorities on behalf of employees to satisfy statutory tax wit...
Peer comparison
Common in companies with significant stock-based compensation; often found in the financing section of the cash flow statement.
anet_tax_withholding_share_based_paymentsHistorical 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $179.75M | $179.75M | $179.75M | $129.50M | $129.50M | $129.50M | $129.50M | $147.25M | $147.25M | $147.25M | $147.25M | $169.25M | $169.25M | $169.25M | $169.25M | $159.00M | $123.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -28.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +14.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -6.1% | -22.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -28.0% | -28.0% | -28.0% | +13.7% | +13.7% | +13.7% | +13.7% | +14.9% | +14.9% | +14.9% | +14.9% | -6.1% | -22.6% |
Tax Withholding for Share-Based Payments at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Adobe's tax withholding for share-based payments?
- Adobe (ADBE) reported tax withholding for share-based payments of $123.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Adobe's tax withholding for share-based payments changed year-over-year?
- Adobe's tax withholding for share-based payments decreased by 22.6% year-over-year, from $159.00M to $123.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Adobe's tax withholding for share-based payments?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Adobe's tax withholding for share-based payments has grown at a -2.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $719.00M to $677.00M.
- What does tax withholding for share-based payments mean?
- Cash paid to tax authorities for employee taxes on stock awards.