ESS Tech (GWH-WT) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026)

ESS Tech (GWH-WT) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $1.1 million in Q1 2026, down 28.54% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 13.78% on a YoY basis from $1.2 million in Q1 2025.

ESS Tech (GWH-WT) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

ESS Tech's Share-based Compensation history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 13.78% year-over-year to $1.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.3 million (down 47.12% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.4 million, down 53.05% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $1.1 million for Q1 2026 at ESS Tech, down from $1.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $3.2 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $1.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $2.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.8 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Share-based Compensation jumped 2039.53% in 2022, then sank 56.76% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $3.2 million in 2022, then fell by 7.03% to $3.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 2.53% to $3.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 50.97% to $1.5 million in 2025, then slipped by 28.54% to $1.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $1.1 million (Q1 2026), $1.5 million (Q4 2025), and $1.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Novonix 472.68 Bn 472.63 Bn - -
2 Vertiv Holdings 115.80 Bn 113.29 Bn 999.70 Mn 17.00 Mn
3 Bloom Energy 73.20 Bn 70.74 Bn 225.54 Mn 48.22 Mn
4 nVent Electric 26.87 Bn 26.68 Bn 445.60 Mn 16.40 Mn
5 Hubbell 25.27 Bn 24.77 Bn 505.30 Mn 14.40 Mn
6 Advanced Energy Industries 13.35 Bn 13.35 Bn 200.90 Mn 18.10 Mn
7 Powell Industries 10.72 Bn 10.17 Bn 87.94 Mn 1.27 Mn
8 Ballard Power Systems 10.33 Bn 9.80 Bn 5.64 Mn -973,000.00
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.04 Bn 8.77 Bn 520.40 Mn 13.10 Mn
10 ESS Tech - - -7.04 Mn 1.06 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 1.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.96 Mn