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

Aqua Metals (AQMS) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026)

Aqua Metals (AQMS) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$278.8 million for Q2 2026, down 6.09% year-over-year from -$296.9 million in Q2 2025, and down 3.12% quarter-over-quarter from -$270.4 million in Q4 2025.

Aqua Metals (AQMS) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aqua Metals (AQMS) has reported Retained Earnings for 13 consecutive years, with -$278.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Retained Earnings fell 6.09% year-over-year to -$278.8 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$278.8 million (down 6.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$270.4 million, down 9.14% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings fell to -$278.8 million in Q2 2026 per AQMS's latest filing, from -$270.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at -$188.3 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$278.8 million in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$230.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$229.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Retained Earnings dropped 12.73% — and 2026, when it slipped 6.09%.
  • Aqua Metals' Retained Earnings stood at -$199.3 million in 2022, then retreated by 12.01% to -$223.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 11.0% to -$247.8 million in 2024, then dropped by 9.14% to -$270.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 3.12% to -$278.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AQMS's Retained Earnings at -$278.8 million in Q2 2026, -$270.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$266.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 89.87 Bn 89.31 Bn 2.73 Bn 17.98 Bn
2 Republic Services 67.76 Bn 67.65 Bn 1.87 Bn 11.87 Bn
3 Waste Connections 43.02 Bn 42.93 Bn 1.08 Bn 5.54 Bn
4 Clean Harbors 16.72 Bn 16.20 Bn 608.78 Mn 2.99 Bn
5 GFL Environmental 14.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 278.90 Mn -218.50 Mn
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.85 Bn 5.83 Bn 178.80 Mn -126.88 Mn
7 Sino Green Land 972.56 Mn 972.48 Mn -78,936.00 -5.42 Mn
8 Onterris 564.12 Mn 550.43 Mn 82.26 Mn 750.30 Mn
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 341.45 Mn 307.49 Mn -2.50 Mn 182.96 Mn
10 Aqua Metals 9.58 Mn 9.58 Mn - -278.85 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -278.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -270.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -265.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -262.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -256.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -247.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -240.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -235.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -228.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -223.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -213.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -208.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -203.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -199.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -195.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -191.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -188.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -183.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -179.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -177.76 Mn