Aqua Metals (AQMS) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2025)
Aqua Metals (AQMS) reported Operating Expenses of $4.6 million for Q4 2025, down 31.89% year-over-year from $6.7 million in Q4 2024, and up 48.48% quarter-over-quarter from $3.1 million in Q3 2025.
Aqua Metals (AQMS) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Aqua Metals (AQMS) has 11 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $4.6 million in Q4 2025.
- Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 came in at $4.6 million, down 31.89% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $23.3 million (down 2.17% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $23.3 million, down 2.16% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $4.6 million in Q4 2025 per AQMS's latest filing, from $3.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $10.2 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $3.1 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $5.2 million and a median of $4.6 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses jumped 201.87% in 2023, then slumped 41.18% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $4.4 million in 2021, then retreated by 23.0% to $3.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 201.87% to $10.2 million in 2023, then sank by 34.28% to $6.7 million in 2024, then slumped by 31.89% to $4.6 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows AQMS's Operating Expenses at $4.6 million in Q4 2025, $3.1 million in Q3 2025, and $7.0 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | 400.55 Mn |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 518.60 Mn |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | 207.14 Mn |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | 452.47 Mn |
| 5 | Enviri | 1.71 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Onterris | 613.85 Mn | 602.80 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Battery Technology | 425.23 Mn | 386.75 Mn | 737,749.00 | 35.14 Mn |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | -22.00 Mn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | 4.60 Mn |
| 10 | Aqua Metals | 4.97 Mn | 4.97 Mn | - | 4.55 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.20 Mn |