Tax on Share Settlement
CME Group Tax on Share Settlement increased by 658.6% to $22.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 168.3%, from $8.20M to $22.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Tax on Share Settlement shows relatively stable performance with a 1.7% 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 | 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 | $400.00K | $17.70M | $500.00K | $4.30M | $1.00M | $16.40M | $3.10M | $300.00K | $800.00K | $17.40M | $2.90M | $12.30M | $100.00K | $17.10M | $3.50M | $8.20M | $600.00K | $22.20M | $2.90M | $22.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | -97.2% | +760.0% | -76.7% | >999% | -81.1% | -90.3% | +166.7% | >999% | -83.3% | +324.1% | -99.2% | >999% | -79.5% | +134.3% | -92.7% | >999% | -86.9% | +658.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +150.0% | -7.3% | +520.0% | -93.0% | -20.0% | +6.1% | -6.5% | >999% | -87.5% | -1.7% | +20.7% | -33.3% | +500.0% | +29.8% | -17.1% | +168.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CME Group's tax on share settlement?
- CME Group (CME) reported tax on share settlement of $22.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has CME Group's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
- CME Group's tax on share settlement increased by 168.3% year-over-year, from $8.20M to $22.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for CME Group's tax on share settlement?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's tax on share settlement has grown at a 1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $31.70M to $33.90M.
- What does tax on share settlement mean?
- The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.