Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS)Industrials | Waste Management | Reno, United States | NasdaqCM
2.73 USD
-0.08
(-2.847%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.73 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:40 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is bearish due to a severe disconnect between the current trading price and the historical valuation baseline. While the stock recently traded near $39, it has collapsed to under $3, representing a nearly 99.8% loss of value over the last nine years. This structural implosion is confirmed by a trailing run of two consecutive negative annual returns, indicating that the market has consistently reassessed the business quality downward. Fundamentally, the company is in distress with negative earnings, negative free cash flow, and negative returns on both assets and equity. There is no dividend to provide income, and the balance sheet shows significant debt relative to equity. Although the company has secured some government partnerships and has a speculative buy rating from one analyst, these factors are insufficient to overcome the overwhelming evidence of deteriorating fundamentals and a multi-year price trajectory that suggests the business is currently failing to generate value. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.345075 |
| AutoETS | 0.354755 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.354759 |
| AutoTheta | 0.390328 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 3.42 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.044 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 4.627 |
| Market Cap | 9,704,932 |
| Forward P/E | -1.71 |
| Beta | 0.30 |
| Website | https://www.aquametals.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.22160667 |
| Address1 | 5,370 Kietzke Lane |
| Address2 | Suite 201 |
| All Time High | 4,550.0 |
| All Time Low | 2.461 |
| Ask | 3.54 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 28,340 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 87,203 |
| Average Volume | 87,203 |
| Average Volume10Days | 28,340 |
| Beta | 0.297 |
| Bid | 2.02 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 2.689 |
| City | Reno |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.73 |
| Current Ratio | 2.431 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 2.85 |
| Day Low | 2.71 |
| Debt To Equity | 4.627 |
| Display Name | Aqua Metals |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,443,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,443,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | -15,150,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -0.358 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,425,439 |
| Eps Forward | -1.6 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.15 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.7904 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.06040001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.021645645 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -22.160667 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 39.4 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -36.670002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.9307107 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.461 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.26900005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.10930518 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.461 - 39.4 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,438,349,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 3,225,067 |
| Forward Eps | -1.6 |
| Forward P E | -1.70625 |
| Free Cashflow | -9,592,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 11 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0799999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.84697 |
| Fullday Price | 2.73 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -1,971,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.12550999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.08297 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 3,554,920 |
| Industry | Waste Management |
| Industry Disp | Waste Management |
| Industry Key | waste-management |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,754,265,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Aqua Metals, Inc. develops recycling and refining technologies for the recovery of critical minerals and metals in the United States. It engages in the development of AquaRefining process, an electro-hydrometallurgical method designed to recover high-purity materials from battery and other metal-bearing feedstocks using a closed-loop system. The company serves Metals and Lithium Battery markets. Aqua Metals, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada. |
| Long Name | Aqua Metals, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 9,704,932 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_274121159 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -15,995,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 9,936,001 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 2.8095 |
| Operating Cashflow | -11,428,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.72 |
| Phone | 775 446 4418 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 2.73 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 2.81 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.0152473 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.686 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.07999992 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.8469725 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.71 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.71 - 2.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.8095 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.81 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.73 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 22,433 |
| Return On Assets | -0.92884004 |
| Return On Equity | -2.18392 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 3,554,920 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.056599997 |
| Shares Short | 201,315 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 262,417 |
| Short Name | Aqua Metals, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.060900003 |
| Short Ratio | 5.92 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NV |
| Symbol | AQMS |
| Target High Price | 5.0 |
| Target Low Price | 5.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.0 |
| Target Median Price | 5.0 |
| Total Cash | 4,744,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.331 |
| Total Debt | 441,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.15 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.491025 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.761025 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.39212096 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 22,141 |
| Website | https://www.aquametals.com |
| Zip | 89,511 |