Employee Equity Value Calculator
Estimate what your stock options could be worth. We apply your vesting schedule and cliff, expected dilution until exit and your strike price.
Your numbers
- Vested options50% of grant
- 10,000
- Exit price per share
- $14
- Cost to exercise vested options
- $5,000
- Your ownership (today → exit)
- 0.200% → 0.140%
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The formula, in plain English
- Vested shares = Grant × Months elapsed ÷ Vesting months (zero before the cliff)
- Exit price per share = Exit valuation ÷ (Current shares ÷ (1 − Future dilution))
- Option gain = (Exit price − Strike) × Vested shares
Frequently asked questions
What is a vesting cliff?
A period (usually 12 months) before any options vest. If you leave before the cliff you get nothing; at the cliff a full year vests at once, then monthly after that.
Why does dilution reduce my option value?
Future rounds issue new shares, so each share is a smaller slice of the company at exit. Your option count stays the same, but the price per share at exit is lower than it would have been.
When is tax due on options?
It depends on your country and option type — in India, ESOPs are taxed as a perquisite at exercise and again as capital gains on sale; in the US, ISOs and NSOs differ. Check with a tax adviser.
Results are estimates for planning and education — not financial, legal or tax advice.