Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026)
Wave Life Sciences posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $9.1 million for Q1 2026, up 82.98% year-on-year from $5.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 23.27% on a QoQ basis from $7.4 million in Q4 2025.
Wave Life Sciences (WVE) has 12 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $9.1 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 82.98% year-over-year to $9.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $29.1 million (up 91.17% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $25.0 million, up 90.04% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $9.1 million, 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 Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $3.5 million (2024), against an average of $4.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Share-based Compensation soared 155.33%; it then slumped 65.34% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $2.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 19.09% to $2.4 million in 2023, then surged by 37.93% to $3.2 million in 2024, then surged by 126.63% to $7.4 million in 2025, then climbed by 23.27% to $9.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $9.1 million (Q1 2026), $7.4 million (Q4 2025), and $6.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quantum Biopharma | 1,216,509.61 Bn | 1,216,509.61 Bn | - | 892,057.00 |
| 2 | Alterity Therapeutics | 764,224.41 Bn | 764,224.38 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Legend Biotech | 2,716.00 Bn | 2,715.71 Bn | 242.10 Mn | - |
| 4 | Nanobiotix | 2,248.83 Bn | 2,248.77 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Akari Therapeutics | 1,951.18 Bn | 1,951.17 Bn | - | 305,000.00 |
| 6 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 113.69 Bn | 106.44 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 166.40 Mn |
| 7 | Evaxion A | 64.16 Bn | 64.14 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 63.94 Bn | 55.18 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 257.40 Mn |
| 9 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | 40.13 Bn | 37.12 Bn | 959.66 Mn | 70.15 Mn |
| 10 | Wave Life Sciences | 1.32 Bn | 772.50 Mn | - | 9.06 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 5.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 5.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 866,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 866,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 814,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 814,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 718,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 718,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 646,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 646,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 900,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 900,000.00 |