Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2025)
Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) recorded Share-based Compensation of $4.38 million in Q4 2025, down 23.4% from $5.71 million a year earlier and down 7.2% from the prior quarter.
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Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Virgin Galactic Holdings reported Share-based Compensation of $18.7 million, down 37.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has declined for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Share-based Compensation came in at $29.75 million in FY2024 (-32.8%), $44.26 million in FY2023 (-3.2%), $45.71 million in FY2022 (-26.0%) and $61.81 million in FY2021 (+103.8%).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q4 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 34.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 399.7% in Q1 2021, against a decline of 50.7% in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $4.72 million (Q3 2025), $4.83 million (Q2 2025) and $4.77 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 298.86 Bn | 257.37 Bn | 5.02 Bn | - |
| 2 | Rtx | 266.17 Bn | 234.44 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 159.00 Mn |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.24 Bn | 54.92 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 103.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 145.24 Bn | 129.48 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 89.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 96.13 Bn | 83.24 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 67.00 Mn |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 80.56 Bn | 76.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 104.00 Mn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 80.28 Bn | 67.74 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 26.00 Mn |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 77.48 Bn | 73.08 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 36.00 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.79 Bn | 21.91 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 10 | Virgin Galactic Holdings | 279.07 Mn | -1.15 Bn | -28.05 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 22.11 Mn |
API Access
Virgin Galactic Holdings Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=SPCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "SPCE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=SPCE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();