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

Aquestive Therapeutics' (AQST) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $2.3 million in Q1 2026, up 229.73% year-on-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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 229.73% year-over-year to $2.3 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $9.2 million, a 914.16% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $7.6 million, up 592.46% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation retreated to $2.3 million in Q1 2026 per AQST's latest filing, from $6.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $6.8 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation plunged 482.45% in 2024 and jumped 55260.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $3000.0 in 2022, then jumped by 31233.33% to $940000.0 in 2023, then plunged by 482.45% to -$3.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 290.04% to $6.8 million in 2025, then slumped by 66.07% to $2.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest AQST Share-based Compensation figures stand at $2.3 million (Q1 2026), $6.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$2.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn 43.00 Mn
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 25.00 Mn
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn 125.69 Mn
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn 58.30 Mn
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 56.50 Mn
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn 55.70 Mn
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn 21.00 Mn
10 Aquestive Therapeutics 462.24 Mn 462.24 Mn 13.47 Mn 2.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Dec 31, 2023 940,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 940,000.00