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

Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $2.3 million in Q1 2026, up 68.46% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 46.06% on a YoY basis from $1.6 million in Q1 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 46.06% year-over-year to $2.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $8.4 million (up 17.58% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $7.6 million, up 7.4% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $2.3 million for Q1 2026 at Aquestive Therapeutics, up from $1.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $2.8 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $344000.0 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $1.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.5 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Share-based Compensation sank 71.84% in 2022, then surged 359.3% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $714000.0 in 2022, then soared by 31.65% to $940000.0 in 2023, then soared by 155.64% to $2.4 million in 2024, then sank by 42.74% to $1.4 million in 2025, then surged by 68.46% to $2.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $2.3 million (Q1 2026), $1.4 million (Q4 2025), and $2.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.72 Bn 35.98 Bn 1.97 Bn 43.00 Mn
2 Zoetis 34.61 Bn 32.67 Bn 1.62 Bn 25.00 Mn
3 United Therapeutics 24.07 Bn 21.91 Bn 648.10 Mn 33.90 Mn
4 Aurora Cannabis 16.98 Bn 16.91 Bn 33.43 Mn -395,114.54
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.64 Bn 15.32 Bn 800.70 Mn 57.20 Mn
6 Elanco Animal Health 12.19 Bn 11.76 Bn 785.00 Mn 21.00 Mn
7 Alkermes 7.37 Bn 6.86 Bn -116.06 Mn 36.33 Mn
8 Hims & Hers Health 6.62 Bn 5.87 Bn 396.79 Mn 36.86 Mn
9 Lantheus Holdings 6.47 Bn 5.97 Bn 230.92 Mn 16.04 Mn
10 Aquestive Therapeutics 488.60 Mn 377.87 Mn 10.98 Mn 2.32 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 940,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 940,000.00