Financing
Tax on Share Settlement
Snowflake Tax on Share Settlement decreased by 1.6% to $187.65M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 44.9%, from $129.54M to $187.65M. 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $53.22M | $30.89M | $51.66M | $48.88M | $84.40M | $98.31M | $91.12M | $106.97M | $174.59M | $103.52M | $81.49M | $129.54M | $132.50M | $162.00M | $190.72M | $187.65M |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | — | — | -41.9% | +67.2% | -5.4% | +72.7% | +16.5% | -7.3% | +17.4% | +63.2% | -40.7% | -21.3% | +59.0% | +2.3% | +22.3% | +17.7% | -1.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +58.6% | +218.2% | +76.4% | +118.8% | +106.9% | +5.3% | -10.6% | +21.1% | -24.1% | +56.5% | +134.0% | +44.9% |
Range$0.00 – $190.72M
Avg YoY Growth+67.2%
Median YoY Growth+57.5%
Tax on Share Settlement at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Snowflake's tax on share settlement?
- Snowflake (SNOW) reported tax on share settlement of $187.65M in Q4 2025.
- How has Snowflake's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
- Snowflake's tax on share settlement increased by 44.9% year-over-year, from $129.54M to $187.65M.
- What does tax on share settlement mean?
- The cash a company pays to the government to cover taxes on employee stock bonuses.