Aqua Metals (AQMS)
NASDAQ:AQMS
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AQMS Stock Chart & Stats
$5.81
-$0.17(-6.25%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$5.81
-$0.17(-6.25%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$3.37 - $39.40
Previous CloseN/A
Volume42.50K
Average Volume (3M)4.34M
Market Cap
$17.26M
Enterprise Value$6.00M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$10.81M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$592.00K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta1.73
Next Earnings
Aug 11, 2026EPS EstimateN/A
Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-22.90
Shares Outstanding3,357,660
10 Day Avg. Volume7,943,334
30 Day Avg. Volume4,340,116
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio<0.01
Price to Book (P/B)0.49
Price to Sales (P/S)0.00
P/FCF Ratio-0.67
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.35
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit-2.49
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-0.29
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)-24
Revenue Forecast (FY)$7.80M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Pilot-scale Recovery & Product QualityPilot-scale recovery validated by OEM and third-party testing demonstrates the process can produce commercially relevant product quality. This materially reduces technical execution risk, supports customer qualification and offtake discussions, and underpins a credible path to durable revenue as capacity is scaled.
Intellectual Property ProtectionA granted patent and additional provisional filings create a defensible technology moat for core recycling processes. IP protection strengthens long-term bargaining power with partners, enables licensing options, and helps preserve margin advantages as the company transitions from pilot to commercial ARCs.
Deleveraged Balance Sheet & Capital RaiseA sizable 2025 capital raise combined with retirement of long-term debt materially lowers liquidity and solvency pressures. Improved cash runway and lower leverage increase the firm's optionality to fund measured engineering, permitting and site work without immediate refinancing, aiding sustained commercialization efforts.
Bears Say
Pre-revenue With Large LossesThe company remains development-stage and pre-revenue, with substantial recurring losses. Without an established, scalable revenue base, the business must prove market demand and unit economics at commercial scale; persistent losses erode equity and lengthen the time to sustainable profitability.
Sustained Cash Burn & Negative FCFConsistent negative operating and free cash flow necessitate ongoing external funding to support engineering, permitting and commercialization. This structural cash dependence increases dilution or financing risk, and constrains strategic flexibility until ARC operations produce positive cash generation.
Acquisition & Related-party Execution RiskPursuing a large, all‑stock acquisition and existing related-party exposures shifts strategy into storage products and integration complexity. Success depends on approvals, financing and effective integration; this sizable strategic pivot can distract management, raise capital needs, and increase execution and governance risk over the medium term.
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AQMS FAQ
What was Aqua Metals’s price range in the past 12 months?
Aqua Metals lowest stock price was $3.37 and its highest was $39.40 in the past 12 months.
What is Aqua Metals’s market cap?
Aqua Metals’s market cap is $17.26M.
When is Aqua Metals’s upcoming earnings report date?
Aqua Metals’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 11, 2026 which is in 94 days.
How were Aqua Metals’s earnings last quarter?
Currently, no data Available
Is Aqua Metals overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Aqua Metals’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Aqua Metals pay dividends?
Aqua Metals does not currently pay dividends.
What is Aqua Metals’s EPS estimate?
Aqua Metals’s EPS estimate for its next earnings report is not yet available.
How many shares outstanding does Aqua Metals have?
Aqua Metals has 3,357,660 shares outstanding.
What happened to Aqua Metals’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Currently, no data Available
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Aqua Metals?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in AQMS
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Company Description
Aqua Metals
Aqua 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.
AQMS Company Deck
AQMS Earnings Call
Q4 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call emphasized substantive technical and commercial progress — including pilot-scale LFP recycling, high-quality lithium carbonate (<30 ppm fluorine), strategic partnerships, patent allowance and a $20M capital raise — and demonstrated improvements in cash burn and net loss versus prior year. However, notable risks remain: the company is still pre-revenue, reported large noncash impairments, holds limited year-end cash ($10.8M), and execution depends on securing feedstock, offtake and project financing as well as the outcome of the Lion Energy transaction. On balance, the positive operational milestones, partnerships and balance sheet improvements outweigh the near-term financial and execution risks.View all AQMS earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
Ownership Overview
21.44% Insiders
1.75% Mutual Funds
<0.01% Other Institutional Investors
75.90% Public Companies and
Individual Investors