What is Sphere Entertainment's tax on share settlement?

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) reported tax on share settlement of $5.92M in Q1 2026.

How has Sphere Entertainment's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?

Sphere Entertainment's tax on share settlement increased by 352.9% year-over-year, from $1.31M to $5.92M.

What does tax on share settlement mean?

Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.

Sphere Entertainment SPHR Tax on Share Settlement

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$386.4M+37.7%

Operating income$7.2M+109%

Net income$4.5M+105%

EPS (diluted)-$0.04+98.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$630.2M+31.8%

Total debt$938.4M-35.8%

Total equity$2.2B+4.9%

Total assets$4.2B-5.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$136.2M+2,046%

CapEx$4.9M-72.1%

Free cash flow$131.4M+1,279%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.63B+256%

Profitability

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Operating margin-28.1%-4.3pp

Net margin9%+5.2pp

FCF margin25.2%+15.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity5.5%+3.2pp

Debt / equity0.4×-0.3×

Current ratio1.2×+0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Sphere Entertainment in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Sphere Entertainment’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Sphere Entertainment's tax on share settlement?: Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) reported tax on share settlement of $5.92M in Q1 2026.
How has Sphere Entertainment's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?: Sphere Entertainment's tax on share settlement increased by 352.9% year-over-year, from $1.31M to $5.92M.
What does tax on share settlement mean?: Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.