Aquestive Therapeutics AQST
NASDAQ AQST
$4.49 -0.09 (-1.97%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Share-based Compensation (2018 - 2026)

Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $2.3 million for Q1 2026, up 229.73% year-over-year from $703000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 66.07% quarter-over-quarter from $6.8 million in Q4 2025.

Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Share-based Compensation (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aquestive Therapeutics' Share-based Compensation history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 229.73% year-over-year to $2.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.2 million (up 914.16% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $7.6 million, up 592.46% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $2.3 million, down from $6.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $6.8 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$3.6 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $833500.0 (2023), against an average of $981071.4.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Share-based Compensation tumbled 482.45% in 2024, then jumped 55260.0% in 2025.
  • Aquestive Therapeutics' Share-based Compensation stood at $3000.0 in 2022, then soared by 31233.33% to $940000.0 in 2023, then sank by 482.45% to -$3.6 million in 2024, then soared by 290.04% to $6.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 66.07% to $2.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AQST's Share-based Compensation at $2.3 million in Q1 2026, $6.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$2.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Haleon 43.83 Bn 42.86 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 42.87 Bn 39.22 Bn 2.15 Bn 40.00 Mn
3 Zoetis 31.41 Bn 29.73 Bn 1.05 Bn 26.00 Mn
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 28.55 Bn 22.75 Bn 5.10 Bn 114.12 Mn
5 United Therapeutics 22.08 Bn 19.42 Bn 683.80 Mn 19.00 Mn
6 Viatris 18.73 Bn 17.84 Bn 1.46 Bn 30.40 Mn
7 Neurocrine Biosciences 15.44 Bn 15.05 Bn 935.80 Mn 65.00 Mn
8 Elanco Animal Health 11.75 Bn 11.22 Bn 798.00 Mn 7.00 Mn
9 Dr Reddys Laboratories 10.11 Bn 9.94 Bn - -
10 Aquestive Therapeutics 560.60 Mn 560.60 Mn 9.80 Mn 2.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 2.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 703,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 703,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 -3.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -3.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 5,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 893,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 893,000.00