What vesting shares are worth to you.
A worked example
Starting figures
- Units per year
- 900
- Share price
- $68
- Withholding rate
- 37%
- Expected share growth
- 8%
What it returns
- After-tax yearly value
- $38,556
- Gross value
- $61,200
- Shares withheld for tax
- 333
- Value if shares grow
- $66,096
How to read the results
With the defaults above, after-tax yearly value works out at $38,556.