Financing
Tax on Share Settlement
Nvidia Tax on Share Settlement decreased by 11.9% to $2.14B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.9%, from $1.86B to $2.14B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Tax on Share Settlement shows an upward trend with a 42.9% 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 2015
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:
taxes_paid_for_sharesHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | 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 | $477.00M | $366.00M | $439.00M | $622.00M | $532.00M | $305.00M | $294.00M | $344.00M | $507.00M | $672.00M | $763.00M | $841.00M | $1.75B | $1.64B | $1.68B | $1.86B | $1.53B | $1.85B | $2.43B | $2.14B |
| QoQ Change | — | -23.3% | +19.9% | +41.7% | -14.5% | -42.7% | -3.6% | +17.0% | +47.4% | +32.5% | +13.5% | +10.2% | +108.3% | -6.6% | +2.6% | +10.9% | -17.7% | +20.6% | +31.4% | -11.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.5% | -16.7% | -33.0% | -44.7% | -4.7% | +120.3% | +159.5% | +144.5% | +245.6% | +143.6% | +120.1% | +121.4% | -12.6% | +12.9% | +44.7% | +14.9% |
Range$294.00M – $2.43B
CAGR+37.2%
Avg YoY Growth+64.2%
Median YoY Growth+29.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Nvidia's tax on share settlement?
- Nvidia (NVDA) reported tax on share settlement of $2.14B in Q4 2025.
- How has Nvidia's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
- Nvidia's tax on share settlement increased by 14.9% year-over-year, from $1.86B to $2.14B.
- What is the long-term trend for Nvidia's tax on share settlement?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Nvidia's tax on share settlement has grown at a 42.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.90B to $7.95B.
- What does tax on share settlement mean?
- The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.