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

ESS Tech's quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $1.1 million in Q1 2026, down 13.78% year-on-year from $1.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 28.54% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 million in Q4 2025.

ESS Tech has reported Share-based Compensation for 6 years, with the latest figure at $1.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 13.78% year-over-year to $1.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.3 million (down 47.12% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.4 million, down 53.05% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $1.1 million, down from $1.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $3.2 million in Q4 2022, with the low at $1.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $2.4 million, with a median of $2.8 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation soared 2039.53% in 2022 and sank 56.76% in 2025.
  • Tracing GWH's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $3.2 million in 2022, then retreated by 7.03% to $3.0 million in 2023, then grew by 2.53% to $3.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 50.97% to $1.5 million in 2025, then dropped 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 Vertiv Holdings 125.39 Bn 122.89 Bn 999.70 Mn 17.00 Mn
2 Bloom Energy 85.22 Bn 82.75 Bn 225.54 Mn 48.22 Mn
3 nVent Electric 26.63 Bn 26.44 Bn 445.60 Mn 16.40 Mn
4 Hubbell 25.22 Bn 24.72 Bn 505.30 Mn 14.40 Mn
5 Advanced Energy Industries 12.25 Bn 12.25 Bn 200.90 Mn 18.10 Mn
6 Powell Industries 10.16 Bn 9.61 Bn 87.94 Mn 1.27 Mn
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 8.82 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.40 Mn 13.10 Mn
8 EnerSys 8.70 Bn 8.26 Bn 290.87 Mn 8.11 Mn
9 Plug Power 5.25 Bn 4.87 Bn -21.61 Mn 13.94 Mn
10 ESS Tech 28.05 Mn 28.05 Mn -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
Sep 30, 2023 2.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 2.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 2.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 2.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 2.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 2.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 2.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 2.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 7.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 7.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 260,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 260,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 231,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 231,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 129,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 129,000.00