Forward Air (FWRD) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Forward Air (FWRD) reported Share-based Compensation of $3.5 million for Q1 2026, up 19.71% on a YoY basis from $3.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 48.78% quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 million in Q4 2025.

Forward Air (FWRD) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Forward Air has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $3.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 19.71% year-over-year to $3.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.0 million (up 21.01% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $13.4 million, up 31.81% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $3.5 million, up from $2.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $4.7 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $321000.0 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $2.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.9 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation soared 764.17% — and 2024, when it tumbled 46.08%.
  • Forward Air's Share-based Compensation stood at $1.9 million in 2022, then soared by 52.5% to $2.9 million in 2023, then declined by 28.21% to $2.1 million in 2024, then rose by 13.33% to $2.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 48.78% to $3.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $3.5 million (Q1 2026), $2.4 million (Q4 2025), and $3.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 24.00 Mn
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 37.00 Mn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 18.05 Mn
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 28.30 Mn
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn 12.37 Mn
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn 2.49 Mn
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 10.00 Mn
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn 32.06 Mn
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn 3.28 Mn
10 Forward Air 326.09 Mn 226.34 Mn 526.45 Mn 3.54 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 3.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 3.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.93 Mn