Selling shares · Stripe

How to sell your Stripe stock

Q: Can I sell my Stripe shares?

Usually through Stripe's tender offers - company-arranged windows where it or investors buy vested shares at a set price. The most recent, in February 2026, valued Stripe at about $159 billion. Outside a tender, a private secondary is possible but subject to Stripe's transfer rules.

Stripe runs some of the largest employee tender offers in tech — most recently valuing the company at $159 billion in February 2026. If you hold Stripe RSUs, those windows are usually how you turn them into cash (and cover the tax). Here’s how it works and what to expect.

Status Privately held · Reviewed November 2026

Stripe is a private US payments company — still private as of November 2026, valued at about $159 billion in its February 2026 tender (up roughly 74% on the prior round), with IPO talk but no confirmed date. This guide is for the Stripe holder: what your RSUs are worth, how the tender works, and the tax.

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What you actually hold at Stripe

Most Stripe equity is RSUs (restricted stock units), typically double-trigger — they vest on time but only settle into shares on a liquidity event. Stripe has used big tender offers partly so employees can sell and cover the tax when RSUs settle. Earlier staff may also hold options. Check your grant for your vested amount, settlement terms and any expiry.

Stripe at a glance — the dates that matter to holders

2023
Stripe runs a large employee tender offer (around a $50–65 billion valuation) to give staff liquidity and help cover RSU tax.
2024–25
Further tender and secondary activity as the valuation recovers.
Feb 2026
Tender offer values Stripe at about $159 billion — up about 74% — letting employees and shareholders sell.

Figures as publicly reported (CNBC, TechCrunch and Payments Dive on the Feb 2026 tender). Earlier-round figures are approximate; confirm current status before relying on them.

How Stripe equity turns into cash

Stripe is private, so there’s no open market. The usual route is Stripe’s own tender offer: the company arranges a window in which it (or investors) buys a limited number of vested shares at a set price. These have recurred roughly every year or two. Outside a tender, a private secondary is possible but subject to Stripe’s transfer rules (right of first refusal, company approval).

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The decision you’re probably facing

The tender is often about covering RSU tax, not just cashing out. Because Stripe RSUs settle into shares on a liquidity event, settling can create an ordinary-income tax bill. The tender is frequently how employees raise enough to pay that tax without selling everything. So the question isn’t just “do I want cash?” — it’s how much to sell to cover tax while keeping the upside you want.

The practical steps: value your vested RSUs at the latest tender price (~$159bn), estimate the tax when they settle, and work out how much to sell in the window.

The tax reality (US)

When double-trigger RSUs settle, the value is ordinary income — taxed like salary — and your employer withholds (often ~22%, which can under-withhold at higher incomes). Selling shares later, e.g. in a tender, is a separate capital gain on any rise since settlement. If you hold options, exercising has its own cost and possible AMT — use the ISO/AMT calculator. Full method in our methodology.

What to expect on price

A tender has a set price; a private secondary to an outside buyer usually happens at a discount to the last headline valuation — because the buyer takes an illiquid minority stake, and you likely hold common shares worth less than investors’ preferred. See what discount is fair.

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Questions people ask

Can I sell my Stripe shares?

Usually through Stripe’s tender offers — company-arranged windows where it or investors buy vested shares at a set price. The most recent, in February 2026, valued Stripe at about $159 billion. Outside a tender, a private secondary is possible but subject to Stripe’s transfer rules.

How much are my Stripe shares or RSUs worth?

A rough figure starts from the per-share price implied by Stripe’s latest tender (about $159 billion in Feb 2026), adjusted for your share class and an illiquidity discount for a private minority stake. Use our estimator as a starting point.

Why do I owe tax on Stripe RSUs I haven’t sold?

Double-trigger RSUs settle into shares on a liquidity event, and settlement counts as ordinary income — taxed like salary — even before you sell. Withholding (often ~22%) can fall short at higher incomes. Stripe’s tenders are partly designed to let you sell enough to cover that tax.

When is the next Stripe tender offer?

Stripe has run tenders roughly every year or two (2023, and again in February 2026). It sets each window and there’s no fixed public schedule, so the practical step is to be ready with your numbers.

Is Stripe going to IPO?

There’s long-running IPO speculation but no confirmed date as of November 2026. For now, tender offers are the main route to liquidity.

Sources

We re-verify this page’s facts monthly — they can change between updates. Figures are as reported (November 2026); confirm current status before you rely on them.

More about Stripe: stripe.com ↗ (official site) · funding & valuation data ↗.