Aqua Metals AQMS
NASDAQ AQMS
$2.70 +0.03 (+1.31%)
As of: Aug 20, 2026 · 3:56 PM EDT

Aqua Metals (AQMS) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)

Aqua Metals (AQMS) posted quarterly Research & Development of $248000.0 for Q2 2026, down 15.93% year-over-year from $295000.0 in Q2 2025, and down 32.05% quarter-over-quarter from $365000.0 in Q4 2025.

Aqua Metals (AQMS) Research & Development (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aqua Metals (AQMS) has reported Research & Development for 12 consecutive years, with $248000.0 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Research & Development fell 15.93% year-over-year to $248000.0; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $1.2 million (down 2.45% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.3 million, down 16.51% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development slipped to $248000.0 in Q2 2026 per AQMS's latest filing, from $365000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $588000.0 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $238000.0 in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $394941.2 across 5 years, with a median of $382000.0 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development soared 196.02% — and 2025, when it sank 42.86%.
  • Aqua Metals' Research & Development stood at $252000.0 in 2022, then jumped by 51.59% to $382000.0 in 2023, then sank by 37.7% to $238000.0 in 2024, then surged by 53.36% to $365000.0 in 2025, then tumbled by 32.05% to $248000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AQMS's Research & Development at $248000.0 in Q2 2026, $365000.0 in Q4 2025, and $328000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 90.39 Bn 89.83 Bn 2.73 Bn -
2 Republic Services 67.62 Bn 67.51 Bn 1.87 Bn -
3 Waste Connections 42.71 Bn 42.61 Bn 1.08 Bn -
4 Clean Harbors 17.07 Bn 16.56 Bn 608.78 Mn -
5 GFL Environmental 14.89 Bn 14.70 Bn 278.90 Mn -
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.91 Bn 5.89 Bn 178.80 Mn -
7 Sino Green Land 646.75 Mn 646.67 Mn -78,936.00 -
8 Onterris 529.21 Mn 515.52 Mn 82.26 Mn -
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 334.90 Mn 300.95 Mn -2.50 Mn 253,000.00
10 Aqua Metals 9.22 Mn 9.22 Mn - 248,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 248,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 365,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 328,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 295,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 336,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 238,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 398,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 363,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 588,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 382,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 389,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 525,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 445,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 252,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 490,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 521,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 551,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 195,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 273,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 176,000.00