Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-Based Payment Arrangement
ServiceNow Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-Based Payment Arrangement increased by 15.5% to $164M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 35.2%, from $253M to $164M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-Based Payment Arrangement shows an upward trend with a 5.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Increases generally correlate with higher levels of employee equity vesting and total stock-based compensation expense.
Detailed definition
Cash paid by the company to tax authorities on behalf of employees to satisfy statutory tax withholding obligations resu...
Peer comparison
Standard for companies with significant equity-based compensation; often analyzed alongside total stock-based compensation.
other_payments_related_to_tax_withholding_for_share_base_8666ebHistorical 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 | $124M | $142M | $155M | $150M | $91M | $111M | $75M | $112M | $94M | $127M | $126M | $215M | $137M | $173M | $175M | $253M | $185M | $190M | $142M | $164M |
| QoQ Change | — | +14.5% | +9.2% | -3.2% | -39.3% | +22.0% | -32.4% | +49.3% | -16.1% | +35.1% | -0.8% | +70.6% | -36.3% | +26.3% | +1.2% | +44.6% | -26.9% | +2.7% | -25.3% | +15.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -26.6% | -21.8% | -51.6% | -25.3% | +3.3% | +14.4% | +68.0% | +92.0% | +45.7% | +36.2% | +38.9% | +17.7% | +35.0% | +9.8% | -18.9% | -35.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is ServiceNow's payment, tax withholding, share-based payment arrangement?
- ServiceNow (NOW) reported payment, tax withholding, share-based payment arrangement of $164M in Q1 2026.
- How has ServiceNow's payment, tax withholding, share-based payment arrangement changed year-over-year?
- ServiceNow's payment, tax withholding, share-based payment arrangement decreased by 35.2% year-over-year, from $253M to $164M.
- What is the long-term trend for ServiceNow's payment, tax withholding, share-based payment arrangement?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), ServiceNow's payment, tax withholding, share-based payment arrangement has grown at a 5.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $612M to $770M.
- What does payment, tax withholding, share-based payment arrangement mean?
- Cash paid to cover employee taxes on stock awards.