Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026)

Wave Life Sciences (WVE) posted Share-based Compensation of $9.1 million for Q1 2026, up 23.27% on a QoQ basis from $7.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 82.98% year-over-year from $5.0 million in Q1 2025.

Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wave Life Sciences' Share-based Compensation history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $9.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 82.98% year-over-year to $9.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $29.1 million (up 91.17% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $25.0 million, up 90.04% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $9.1 million for Q1 2026 at Wave Life Sciences, up from $7.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $9.1 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$2.3 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $4.1 million and a median of $3.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation tumbled 161.22% — and 2023, when it surged 203.11%.
  • Wave Life Sciences' Share-based Compensation stood at -$2.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 203.11% to $2.4 million in 2023, then soared by 37.93% to $3.2 million in 2024, then soared by 126.63% to $7.4 million in 2025, then grew by 23.27% to $9.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WVE's Share-based Compensation at $9.1 million in Q1 2026, $7.4 million in Q4 2025, and $6.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 68,785.72 Bn 68,785.72 Bn - 6.39 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,895.57 Bn 1,895.51 Bn - -
3 BeOne Medicines 471.35 Bn 466.56 Bn 1.35 Bn 9.26 Mn
4 NuCana 279.75 Bn 279.75 Bn - 1.18 Mn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 120.24 Bn 113.00 Bn 2.59 Bn 166.40 Mn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 67.80 Bn 59.04 Bn 3.31 Bn 257.40 Mn
7 Belite Bio 62.51 Bn 62.51 Bn - -
8 Argenx Se 57.38 Bn 57.38 Bn 1.41 Bn -
9 Revolution Medicines 37.78 Bn 37.78 Bn - 87.30 Mn
10 Wave Life Sciences 1.16 Bn 612.38 Mn - 9.06 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 9.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.35 Mn