Aqua Metals AQMS
NASDAQ AQMS
$2.81 +0.11 (+3.88%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Aqua Metals (AQMS) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2025)

Aqua Metals (AQMS) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$2.6 million for Q4 2025, down 5.88% year-over-year from -$2.8 million in Q4 2024, and down 11.07% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.3 million in Q3 2025.

Aqua Metals (AQMS) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Aqua Metals (AQMS) has reported Free Cash Flow for 11 consecutive years, with -$2.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 5.88% year-over-year to -$2.6 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$7.6 million (up 40.49% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$10.7 million, up 50.46% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$2.6 million in Q4 2025 per AQMS's latest filing, from -$2.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $8.2 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$8.2 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$3.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$3.4 million in 2021.
  • On a YoY basis, Free Cash Flow climbed as much as 350.83% in 2023 and fell as far as 475.18% in 2023.
  • Aqua Metals' Free Cash Flow stood at -$4.0 million in 2021, then increased by 0.75% to -$4.0 million in 2022, then declined by 23.1% to -$4.9 million in 2023, then surged by 49.41% to -$2.5 million in 2024, then dropped by 5.88% to -$2.6 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows AQMS's Free Cash Flow at -$2.6 million in Q4 2025, -$2.3 million in Q3 2025, and -$2.7 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 89.87 Bn 89.31 Bn 2.73 Bn 1.10 Bn
2 Republic Services 67.76 Bn 67.65 Bn 1.87 Bn 761.00 Mn
3 Waste Connections 43.02 Bn 42.93 Bn 1.08 Bn 430.94 Mn
4 Clean Harbors 16.72 Bn 16.20 Bn 608.78 Mn 112.98 Mn
5 GFL Environmental 14.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 278.90 Mn 558.46 Mn
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.85 Bn 5.83 Bn 178.80 Mn 26.46 Mn
7 Sino Green Land 972.56 Mn 972.48 Mn -78,936.00 -911,621.00
8 Onterris 564.12 Mn 550.43 Mn 82.26 Mn 499,000.00
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 341.45 Mn 307.49 Mn -2.50 Mn -6.99 Mn
10 Aqua Metals 9.58 Mn 9.58 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -2.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -7.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -7.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -3.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -3.91 Mn