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AQMS logoAqua Metals, Inc.(AQMS)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

AQMS•NASDAQ
Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorIndustrialsIndustryWaste ManagementSub-IndustryRecycling and Resource Recovery
AboutAqua Metals, Inc. engages in the recycling of lead primarily in the United States. It produces and sells hard lead, lead compounds, and plastics. Aqua Metals, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.Show more
  • Revenue$0
  • EBITDA-$22M+1.7%
  • Net Income-$23M+7.8%
  • EPS (Diluted)-15.15+60.4%
  • ROE-146.04%-25.8%

AQMS Key Insights

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Trading at only 0.3x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 12 (bottom 12%)
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Shares diluted 100.0% in last year
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high
  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

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AQMS Price & Volume

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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AQMS Growth Metrics

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM32.57%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM63.87%

Return on Capital

10 Years-67.55%
5 Years-91.45%
3 Years-112.69%
Last Year-139.45%

AQMS Peer Comparison

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) competitors in Recycling and Resource Recovery — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
ALTG logoALTGAlta Equipment Group Inc.Direct Competitor249.55M7.67-3.01-2.17%-4.33%-32.54%
ENVX logoENVXEnovix CorporationDirect Competitor1.54B7.08-9.4437.91%-499.64%-0.28%1.97
RCUS logoRCUSArcus Biosciences, Inc.Direct Competitor2.45B24.31-7.39-4.26%-156.36%-68.97%0.16
ECVT logoECVTEcovyst Inc.Product Competitor1.4B12.82-21.022.7%-7.71%-10.2%0.71
CHNR logoCHNRChina Natural Resources, Inc.Product Competitor41.53M4.30-88.11-15.72%
CLH logoCLHClean Harbors, Inc.Product Competitor15.39B288.6039.642.39%6.53%14.37%1.26
ALB logoALBAlbemarle CorporationSupply Chain18.91B160.35-27.89-4.37%-4.24%-2.29%0.34
LAC logoLACLithium Americas Corp.Supply Chain975.73M4.37-8.57-8.28%0.10

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Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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AQMS Income Statement

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Sales/Revenue
2.09M4.45M4.87M108K173K4K25K000
Revenue Growth %
-113.07%9.55%-97.78%60.19%-97.69%525%-100%--
Cost of Goods Sold
9.54M22.76M24.8M5.48M7.02M3.96M6.28M7.21M2.41M2.18M
COGS % of Revenue
456.94%511.6%508.8%5070.37%4056.07%98975%25128%---
Gross Profit
-7.45M▲ 0%
-18.31M▼ 145.7%
-19.93M▼ 8.8%
-5.37M▲ 73.1%
-6.84M▼ 27.5%
-3.96M▲ 42.2%
-6.26M▼ 58.2%
-7.21M▼ 15.3%
-2.41M▲ 66.6%
-2.18M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
-356.94%-411.6%-408.8%-4970.37%-3956.07%-98875%-25028%---
Gross Profit Growth %
-814.48%-145.7%-8.81%73.06%-27.5%42.21%-58.2%-15.28%66.63%-
Operating Expenses
14.99M18.72M20.87M10.03M10.62M11.61M18.21M16.63M20.92M16.6M
OpEx % of Revenue
718.1%420.68%428.17%9282.41%6139.31%290275%72828%---
Selling, General & Admin
6.89M14.21M19.31M9M9.69M9.81M11.64M11.97M10.48M11.03M
SG&A % of Revenue
330.03%319.49%396.27%8331.48%5600%245375%46552%---
Research & Development
8.1M4.5M1.55M1.03M933K1.81M1.74M1.59M1.32M1.27M
R&D % of Revenue
388.07%101.19%31.9%950.93%539.31%45325%6964%---
Other Operating Expenses
00000-17K4.83M3.08M9.11M1.54M
Operating Income
-24.86M▲ 0%
-37.03M▼ 49.0%
-40.79M▼ 10.2%
-15.39M▲ 62.3%
-17.46M▼ 13.5%
-15.57M▲ 10.9%
-24.46M▼ 57.2%
-23.85M▲ 2.5%
-23.33M▲ 2.2%
-18.79M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
-1190.52%-832.28%-836.97%-14252.78%-10095.38%-389150%-97856%---
Operating Income Growth %
-91.84%-48.96%-10.17%62.27%-13.46%10.87%-57.16%2.52%2.16%-
EBITDA
-21.76M-33.58M-37.07M-12.94M-16.14M-14.51M-23.19M-22.57M-22.2M-17.68M
EBITDA Margin %
-1041.95%-754.8%-760.48%-11978.7%-9332.37%-362625%-92772%---
EBITDA Growth %
-79.16%-54.35%-10.38%65.1%-24.8%10.16%-59.9%2.67%1.66%30.65%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)
3.1M3.45M3.73M2.46M1.32M1.06M1.27M1.27M1.13M1.11M
EBIT
-24.82M-36.8M-41.42M-24.14M-18.17M-15.3M-23.32M-23.98M-21.98M-18.2M
Net Interest Income
-1.72M-3.22M-3.21M-1.57M358K137K526K-198K246K510K
Interest Income
41K223K270K48K379K262K1.15M376K913K782K
Interest Expense
1.76M3.45M3.48M1.62M21K125K621K574K667K272K
Other Income/Expense
-1.72M-3.22M-4M-10.37M-726K137K526K-705K687K507K
Pretax Income
-26.58M▲ 0%
-40.25M▼ 51.4%
-44.79M▼ 11.3%
-25.76M▲ 42.5%
-18.19M▲ 29.4%
-15.43M▲ 15.2%
-23.94M▼ 55.1%
-24.55M▼ 2.6%
-22.64M▲ 7.8%
-18.28M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
-1272.89%-904.74%-919.02%-23851.85%-10515.03%-385725%-95752%---
Income Tax
2K2K2K2K2K2K03K2K4K
Effective Tax Rate %
-0.01%-0%-0%-0.01%-0.01%-0.01%0%-0.01%-0.01%-0.02%
Net Income
-26.58M▲ 0%
-40.25M▼ 51.4%
-44.8M▼ 11.3%
-25.76M▲ 42.5%
-18.19M▲ 29.4%
-15.43M▲ 15.2%
-23.94M▼ 55.1%
-24.55M▼ 2.6%
-22.65M▲ 7.8%
-18.29M▲ 0%
Net Margin %
-1272.99%-904.79%-919.06%-23853.7%-10516.18%-385775%-95752%---
Net Income Growth %
-96.06%-51.44%-11.28%42.49%29.38%15.18%-55.13%-2.58%7.77%32.57%
Net Income (Continuing)
-26.58M-40.25M-44.8M-25.76M-18.19M-15.43M-23.94M-24.55M-22.65M-18.29M
Discontinued Operations
0000000000
Minority Interest
0000000000
EPS (Diluted)
-262.00▲ 0%
-235.70▲ 10.0%
-171.40▲ 27.3%
-84.66▲ 50.6%
-51.98▲ 38.6%
-40.71▲ 21.7%
-50.97▼ 25.2%
-38.25▲ 25.0%
-15.15▲ 60.4%
-5.65▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
-47.52%10.04%27.28%50.61%38.6%21.68%-25.2%24.96%60.39%63.87%
EPS (Basic)
-262.00-235.70-171.40-84.66-51.98-40.71-50.97-38.25-15.15-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
101.47K170.77K261.32K304.31K350.01K379.06K469.66K641.96K1.49M3.24M
Basic Shares Outstanding
101.47K170.77K261.32K304.31K350.01K379.06K469.66K641.96K1.49M3.24M
Dividend Payout Ratio
----------

AQMS Balance Sheet

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Current Assets
25.68M22.75M27.5M8.36M12.44M23.21M18.3M4.64M13.4M11.1M
Cash & Short-Term Investments
22.79M20.89M7.58M6.53M8.14M7.08M16.52M4.08M10.81M6.82M
Cash Only
22.79M20.89M7.58M6.53M8.14M7.08M16.52M4.08M10.81M6.82M
Short-Term Investments
0000000000
Accounts Receivable
882K725K17.69M32K1.19M15.54M667K100K2.07M3.72M
Days Sales Outstanding
154.1859.481.32K108.152.51K1000K9.74K---
Inventory
1.24M765K1.26M1.09M123K278K929K251K244K244K
Days Inventory Outstanding
47.412.2718.572.726.425.6353.9812.73740.82
Other Current Assets
0370K002.63M47K181K214K282K313K
Total Non-Current Assets
48.76M48.62M41.95M26.78M20.83M10.29M15.3M21.72M6.3M6.02M
Property, Plant & Equipment
45.73M45.55M37.64M25.6M2.88M7.34M10.57M17.02M5.76M5.94M
Fixed Asset Turnover
0.05x0.10x0.13x0.00x0.06x0.00x0.00x--0.00x
Goodwill
0000000000
Intangible Assets
1.46M1.27M999K819K640K461K281K146K76K61K
Long-Term Investments
1.56M0001.5M2M0000
Other Non-Current Assets
1.56M1.8M3.31M362K15.81M489K4.45M4.56M462K20K
Total Assets
74.44M▲ 0%
71.37M▼ 4.1%
69.45M▼ 2.7%
35.14M▼ 49.4%
33.27M▼ 5.3%
33.5M▲ 0.7%
33.6M▲ 0.3%
26.36M▼ 21.5%
19.71M▼ 25.3%
17.12M▲ 0%
Asset Turnover
0.03x0.06x0.07x0.00x0.01x0.00x0.00x--0.00x
Asset Growth %
4.07%-4.13%-2.69%-49.41%-5.32%0.7%0.29%-21.53%-25.26%-166.15%
Total Current Liabilities
3.83M11.8M9.81M3.45M4.08M12.31M4.61M8.18M4.43M3.62M
Accounts Payable
1.44M2.09M4.83M1.55M685K1.07M1.84M1.23M547K839K
Days Payables Outstanding
54.9433.4871.07103.4535.6399.11106.6862.0982.95125.72
Short-Term Debt
405K4.39M848K29K05.9M35K3.54M0321K
Deferred Revenue (Current)
0000000000
Other Current Liabilities
1.52M2.73M1.75M774K04.61M0001.78M
Current Ratio
6.70x1.93x2.80x2.42x3.05x1.89x3.97x0.57x3.03x3.07x
Quick Ratio
6.38x1.86x2.68x2.10x3.02x1.86x3.77x0.54x2.97x3.00x
Cash Conversion Cycle
146.6438.261.27K77.422.48K1000K9.69K---84.9
Total Non-Current Liabilities
11.64M9.48M10.05M545K1.66M275K2.92M1.94M508K377K
Long-Term Debt
10.16M8.6M8.4M303K002.92M0281K0
Capital Lease Obligations
11K110K861K242K330K275K0446K01.09M
Deferred Tax Liabilities
0000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities
1.47M772K790K01.33M001.49M227K180K
Total Liabilities
15.48M21.28M19.86M4M5.74M12.59M7.54M10.12M4.94M3.99M
Total Debt
10.58M13.22M10.66M1.19M718K6.48M3.23M4.27M592K518K
Net Debt
-12.22M-7.67M3.09M-5.34M-7.42M-601K-13.29M192K-10.22M-6.3M
Debt / Equity
0.18x0.26x0.22x0.04x0.03x0.31x0.12x0.26x0.04x0.04x
Debt / EBITDA
----------0.03x
Net Debt / EBITDA
---------0.36x
Interest Coverage
-14.09x-10.68x-11.91x-14.90x-865.24x-122.43x-37.55x-41.77x-32.95x-66.93x
Total Equity
58.97M▲ 0%
50.09M▼ 15.1%
49.59M▼ 1.0%
31.14M▼ 37.2%
27.53M▼ 11.6%
20.92M▼ 24.0%
26.06M▲ 24.6%
16.24M▼ 37.7%
14.77M▼ 9.1%
13.13M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
3.47%-15.05%-1%-37.21%-11.58%-24.03%24.61%-37.68%-9.07%-119.85%
Book Value per Share
581.13293.31189.76102.3378.6655.1855.5025.309.884.06
Total Shareholders' Equity
58.97M50.09M49.59M31.14M27.53M20.92M26.06M16.24M14.77M13.13M
Common Stock
113.81M39K58K64K70K79K108K8K3K3K
Retained Earnings
-54.84M-95.1M-139.89M-165.65M-183.85M-199.28M-223.22M-247.77M-270.42M-274.37M
Treasury Stock
000000-516K-192K-29K-32K
Accumulated OCI
0000000000
Minority Interest
0000000000

AQMS Cash Flow Statement

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations
-19M-26.32M-25.18M-11.03M-7.62M-10.15M-3.19M-13.63M-10.25M-11.34M
Operating CF Margin %
-910.06%-591.55%-516.56%-10212.04%-4401.73%-253700%-12772%---
Operating CF Growth %
-70.87%-38.5%4.34%56.19%30.95%-33.26%68.54%-326.93%24.79%-2.7%
Net Income
-26.58M-40.25M-44.8M-25.76M-18.19M-15.43M-23.94M-24.55M-22.65M-18.29M
Depreciation & Amortization
3.07M3.4M4.08M2.41M1.32M1.06M1.27M1.27M1.06M1.1M
Stock-Based Compensation
1.08M1.2M4.21M3.57M02.25M2.53M2.74M2.27M2.02M
Deferred Taxes
2.94M1.45M6.02M0000000
Other Non-Cash Items
1.09M2.67M7.68M13.07M8.45M956K17.52M4.7M9.15M6.31M
Working Capital Changes
-609K5.21M-2.37M-4.32M808K1.01M-583K2.21M-98K-2.49M
Change in Receivables
-882K157K481K212K-237K120K-55K67K0128K
Change in Inventory
-1.64M295K-492K166K822K-155K-651K396K7K1K
Change in Payables
926K472K823K-2M8K22K139K-21K-261K167K
Cash from Investing
-8.65M-3.93M-10.57M6.63M-2.23M-3.42M-9.81M-11.64M2.9M1.27M
Capital Expenditures
-9.43M-3.69M-13.07M-3.37M-2.35M-4.77M-9.88M-12.16M-425K-367K
CapEx % of Revenue
451.82%83.01%268.24%3117.59%1358.38%119275%39532%---
Acquisitions
4K000354K-500K00035K
Investments
----------
Other Investing
783K-236K2.5M10M01.85M70K522K3.32M1.6M
Cash from Financing
24.99M28.35M22.43M3.35M11.45M12.51M22.45M12.82M14.09M15.3M
Debt Issued (Net)
-337K-407K-6.95M-322K05.89M-3.07M1.43M-4.54M-4.04M
Equity Issued (Net)
25.32M28.75M29.38M3.68M10.89M6.52M26.73M12.32M18.77M18.64M
Dividends Paid
0000000000
Share Repurchases
0000000000
Other Financing
0000553K108K-1.22M-923K-149K695K
Net Change in Cash
-2.67M▲ 0%
-1.9M▲ 28.7%
-13.32M▼ 600.5%
-1.04M▲ 92.2%
1.6M▲ 253.9%
-1.05M▼ 165.8%
9.44M▲ 994.8%
-12.44M▼ 231.8%
6.73M▲ 154.1%
5.23M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
-28.44M▲ 0%
-30.01M▼ 5.5%
-38.25M▼ 27.5%
-14.4M▲ 62.4%
-9.96M▲ 30.8%
-14.92M▼ 49.7%
-13.08M▲ 12.4%
-25.79M▼ 97.2%
-10.68M▲ 58.6%
-11.71M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %
-1361.88%-674.56%-784.8%-13329.63%-5760.12%-372975%-52304%---
FCF Growth %
24.84%-5.54%-27.46%62.36%30.78%-49.71%12.35%-97.23%58.6%38.49%
FCF per Share
-280.25-175.74-146.38-47.31-28.47-39.36-27.84-40.17-7.14-3.62
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)
0.71x0.65x0.56x0.43x0.42x0.66x0.13x0.56x0.45x0.64x
Interest Paid
699K668K697K1.04M084K480K333K528K442K
Taxes Paid
2K2K2K2K02K03K2K0

AQMS Key Ratios

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
-45.85%-73.82%-89.88%-63.82%-62.02%-63.7%-101.91%-116.08%-146.04%-185%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
-42.31%-62.29%-64.35%-29.42%-57.06%-57.75%-110.9%-122.46%-166.75%-302.8%
Gross Margin
-356.94%-411.6%-408.8%-4970.37%-3956.07%-98875%-25028%---
Net Margin
-1272.99%-904.79%-919.06%-23853.7%-10516.18%-385775%-95752%---
Debt / Equity
0.18x0.26x0.22x0.04x0.03x0.31x0.12x0.26x0.04x0.04x
Interest Coverage
-14.09x-10.68x-11.91x-14.90x-865.24x-122.43x-37.55x-41.77x-32.95x-66.93x
FCF Conversion
0.71x0.65x0.56x0.43x0.42x0.66x0.13x0.56x0.45x0.64x
Revenue Growth
-113.07%9.55%-97.78%60.19%-97.69%525%-100%--
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AQMS SEC Filings & Documents

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

May 14, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 31, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Feb 11, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

3
FY 2026

Mar 31, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Mar 31, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Mar 28, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2026

May 14, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Nov 12, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 13, 2025·SEC

AQMS Frequently Asked Questions

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) grew revenue by 0.0% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) reported a net loss of $18.3M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) has a return on equity (ROE) of -146.0%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) had negative free cash flow of $11.7M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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