Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Tax on Share Settlement
FinancingCostco Wholesale Tax on Share Settlement decreased by 8.9% to $357.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 8.2%, from $389.00M to $357.00M. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
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
14 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $312.00M | $355.00M | $359.00M | $360.00M | $301.00M | $302.00M | $302.00M | $292.00M | $292.00M | $313.00M | $389.00M | $390.00M | $392.00M | $357.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.8% | +1.1% | +0.3% | -16.4% | +0.3% | +0.0% | -3.3% | +0.0% | +7.2% | +24.3% | +0.3% | +0.5% | -8.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +15.4% | -15.2% | -15.9% | -16.1% | -3.0% | -3.3% | +3.6% | +33.2% | +33.6% | +25.2% | -8.2% |
Range$292.00M – $392.00M
CAGR+4.2%
Avg YoY Growth+4.5%
Median YoY Growth-3.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's tax on share settlement?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported tax on share settlement of $357.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's tax on share settlement decreased by 8.2% year-over-year, from $389.00M to $357.00M.
- What does tax on share settlement mean?
- The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.