Financing
Tax on Share Settlement
Goldman Sachs Group Tax on Share Settlement decreased by 100.0% to $0.00 in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Tax on Share Settlement shows an upward trend with a 21.6% CAGR. 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 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.
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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 | $32.00M | $14.00M | $1.00M | $1.53B | $37.00M | $23.00M | $4.00M | $1.28B | $60.00M | $5.00M | $1.00M | $1.25B | $74.00M | $5.00M | $0.00 | $1.85B | $295.00M | $10.00M | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | -56.3% | -92.9% | >999% | -97.6% | -37.8% | -82.6% | >999% | -95.3% | -91.7% | -80.0% | >999% | -94.1% | -93.2% | -100.0% | — | -84.1% | -96.6% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +15.6% | +64.3% | +300.0% | -16.5% | +62.2% | -78.3% | -75.0% | -2.1% | +23.3% | +0.0% | -100.0% | +47.8% | +298.6% | +100.0% | — |
Range$0.00 – $1.85B
CAGR-100.0%
Avg YoY Growth+45.7%
Median YoY Growth+19.5%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Goldman Sachs Group's tax on share settlement?
- Goldman Sachs Group (GS) reported tax on share settlement of $0.00 in Q4 2025.
- What is the long-term trend for Goldman Sachs Group's tax on share settlement?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Goldman Sachs Group's tax on share settlement has grown at a 21.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $985.00M to $2.16B.
- What does tax on share settlement mean?
- The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.