Tax on Share Settlement
Aon plc Tax on Share Settlement increased by 1228.6% to $93.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 34.0%, from $141.00M to $93.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Tax on Share Settlement shows an upward trend with a 12.5% 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.
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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $53.00M | -$18.00M | $8.00M | $116.00M | $50.00M | -$10.00M | $59.00M | $157.00M | $59.00M | $16.00M | $9.00M | $130.00M | $46.00M | $14.00M | $12.00M | $141.00M | $53.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $93.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -134.0% | +144.4% | >999% | -56.9% | -120.0% | +690.0% | +166.1% | -62.4% | -72.9% | -43.8% | >999% | -64.6% | -69.6% | -14.3% | >999% | -62.4% | -86.8% | +0.0% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.7% | +44.4% | +637.5% | +35.3% | +18.0% | +260.0% | -84.7% | -17.2% | -22.0% | -12.5% | +33.3% | +8.5% | +15.2% | -50.0% | -41.7% | -34.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Aon plc's tax on share settlement?
- Aon plc (AON) reported tax on share settlement of $93.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Aon plc's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
- Aon plc's tax on share settlement decreased by 34.0% year-over-year, from $141.00M to $93.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Aon plc's tax on share settlement?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Aon plc's tax on share settlement has grown at a 12.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $130.00M to $208.00M.
- What does tax on share settlement mean?
- The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.