Cadence Design Systems Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Decrease for Tax Withholding Obligation increased by 466.9% to $123.09M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 69.6%, from $72.57M to $123.09M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Decrease for Tax Withholding Obligation shows an upward trend with a 9.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Higher values correlate with higher levels of stock-based compensation vesting and associated tax obligations.
The cash outflow or reduction in equity associated with the company withholding shares to cover employee tax obligations...
Common in companies with significant stock-based compensation programs.
other_adjustments_related_to_tax_withholding_for_share_b_a155e3| 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 | |
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| Value | $21.67M | $30.13M | $9.80M | $56.34M | $7.20M | $39.55M | $8.77M | $67.71M | $11.28M | $43.19M | $14.21M | $151.12M | $15.78M | $50.56M | $20.28M | $72.57M | $21.77M | $53.80M | $21.71M | $123.09M |
| QoQ Change | — | +39.1% | -67.5% | +475.1% | -87.2% | +449.2% | -77.8% | +672.0% | -83.3% | +283.1% | -67.1% | +963.2% | -89.6% | +220.4% | -59.9% | +257.9% | -70.0% | +147.1% | -59.6% | +466.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -66.8% | +31.3% | -10.5% | +20.2% | +56.6% | +9.2% | +62.1% | +123.2% | +39.9% | +17.1% | +42.6% | -52.0% | +37.9% | +6.4% | +7.1% | +69.6% |