Financing
Tax on Share Settlement
Applovin Corporation Tax on Share Settlement increased by 25.4% to $75.53M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 84.9%, from $499.08M to $75.53M. 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:
cf_taxes_paid_for_sharesHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $27.54M | $19.17M | $37.44M | $59.24M | $130.59M | $80.14M | $356.34M | $207.96M | $499.08M | $185.67M | $70.98M | $60.23M | $75.53M |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -30.4% | +95.3% | +58.3% | +120.4% | -38.6% | +344.6% | -41.6% | +140.0% | -62.8% | -61.8% | -15.1% | +25.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +374.3% | +318.1% | +851.9% | +251.0% | +282.2% | +131.7% | -80.1% | -71.0% | -84.9% |
Range$0.00 – $499.08M
Avg YoY Growth+219.2%
Median YoY Growth+251.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Applovin Corporation's tax on share settlement?
- Applovin Corporation (APP) reported tax on share settlement of $75.53M in Q4 2025.
- How has Applovin Corporation's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
- Applovin Corporation's tax on share settlement decreased by 84.9% year-over-year, from $499.08M to $75.53M.
- What does tax on share settlement mean?
- The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.