Arq, Inc. (ARQ)Industrials | Pollution & Treatment Controls | Greenwood Village, United States | NasdaqGM
2.16 USD
-0.04
(-1.818%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.14 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 6:02 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Arq, Inc. is currently fractured by severe operational and financial distress. While the company recently reported record annual revenue, this was immediately overshadowed by a strategic pause in production and leadership changes, signaling a critical inflection point where execution has failed. Fundamentally, the business is bleeding cash with negative free cash flow and operating cash flow, while posting a massive loss on sales. The balance sheet is precarious, carrying debt significantly higher than its equity base, which leaves little room for error during this restructuring phase. Despite the gloomy fundamentals, the stock trades at a depressed valuation relative to book value, yet this appears to be the market correctly pricing in the risk of permanent capital impairment rather than a margin of safety. The lack of any dividend payout reflects the company's inability to generate distributable cash. On the short-term front, the absence of put buying suggests a 'naked' speculative environment where traders are waiting for a catalyst to drive the price up, but without a floor to catch falling knives. The statistical forecast model offers no directional guidance, confirming that the price action is currently driven by noise and uncertainty rather than a clear trend. Until the strategic pause resolves into a viable path for profitability and the balance sheet stabilizes, the risk-reward profile remains unfavorable. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.170256 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.170711 |
| AutoETS | 0.171815 |
| AutoTheta | 0.214095 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 27.24 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.173 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.28 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-02-19 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-02-19 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 22.627 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.955 |
| Market Cap | 94,323,928 |
| Forward P/E | 54.00 |
| Beta | 2.85 |
| Profit Margins | -42.19% |
| Previous Name | Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.arq.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a distinct lack of protective put buying, with zero open interest for out-of-the-money puts across all expirations. Call positioning is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (specifically the $5.00 strike), indicating speculative bets on a significant upside move rather than hedging against downside risk. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term calls relative to puts, suggesting traders are pricing in potential volatility but are not actively insuring their positions.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-20 | 0.25 | 2.083333 |
| 2019-11-25 | 0.25 | 2.470356 |
| 2019-08-16 | 0.25 | 2.125850 |
| 2019-05-17 | 0.25 | 1.937985 |
| 2019-02-15 | 0.25 | 2.134927 |
| 2018-11-19 | 0.25 | 2.551020 |
| 2018-08-17 | 0.25 | 2.262443 |
| 2018-05-21 | 0.25 | 2.175805 |
| 2018-02-20 | 0.25 | 2.857143 |
| 2017-11-16 | 0.25 | 2.299908 |
| 2017-08-17 | 0.25 | 2.596054 |
| 2017-06-26 | 0.25 | 2.729258 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.6986301 |
| Address1 | 8,051 East Maplewood Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 210 |
| All Time High | 29.165 |
| All Time Low | 1.025 |
| Ask | 2.75 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 189,760 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 319,790 |
| Average Volume | 319,790 |
| Average Volume10Days | 189,760 |
| Beta | 2.851 |
| Bid | 1.44 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 3.922 |
| City | Greenwood Village |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.16 |
| Current Ratio | 1.027 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 2.23 |
| Day Low | 2.145 |
| Debt To Equity | 22.627 |
| Display Name | Arq |
| Dividend Date | 1,583,798,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,451,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,451,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 5,102,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.04133 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 25.77 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.065 |
| Enterprise Value | 131,480,920 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.01333 |
| Eps Forward | 0.04 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.22 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,582,156,800 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.2226 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.0625999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.028165165 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -69.86301 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.74 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.58 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7209302 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.54 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.6200001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4025975 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.54 - 7.74 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,074,868,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 32,761,406 |
| Forward Eps | 0.04 |
| Forward P E | 54.000004 |
| Free Cashflow | -298,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 201 |
| Fullday Change | -0.04 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.81818 |
| Fullday Price | 2.14 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33091998 |
| Gross Profits | 40,849,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.25561002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.36813998 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 43,668,483 |
| Industry | Pollution & Treatment Controls |
| Industry Disp | Pollution & Treatment Controls |
| Industry Key | pollution-treatment-controls |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,582,156,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.25 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,395,014,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Arq, Inc., an environmental technology company, engages in the sale of consumable air, water, and soil treatment solutions based on activated carbon in the United States and Canada. Its products include granular activated carbon, powdered activated carbon, and colloidal carbon products; and additives for air emissions control. The company's products are used in various applications, including water treatment, ground water remediation, soil sediments, air emissions, and asphalt additives. The company was formerly known as Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to Arq, Inc. in February 2024. Arq, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Arq, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 94,323,928 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1797371350 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-28 |
| Net Income To Common | -52,078,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 96,289,005 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 2.2 |
| Operating Cashflow | -113,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0074299998 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 11.75 |
| Phone | 720 598 3500 |
| Post Market Change | -0.01999998 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.925925 |
| Post Market Price | 2.14 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,954,522 |
| Prev Name | Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 2.2 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -162.04051 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.55073947 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.76412153 |
| Profit Margins | -0.42189 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.455 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.81818 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.23 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.145 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.145 - 2.23 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.2 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.2 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.16 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 125,157 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01911 |
| Return On Equity | -0.27054 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.045 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.955 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 43,668,483 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.01 |
| Shares Short | 437,030 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 475,028 |
| Short Name | Arq, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0123000005 |
| Short Ratio | 1.82 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | ARQ |
| Target High Price | 6.0 |
| Target Low Price | 3.1 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.025 |
| Target Median Price | 3.5 |
| Total Cash | 906,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.021 |
| Total Debt | 38,063,000 |
| Total Revenue | 123,441,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.22 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.81955 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.65954995 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.23392029 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 125,157 |
| Website | https://www.arq.com |
| Zip | 80,111 |