Aqua Metals (AQMS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2017 - 2026)
Aqua Metals (AQMS) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -116.38% for Q2 2026, up 90.36 percentage points from -206.74% a year earlier.
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Aqua Metals (AQMS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Aqua Metals' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -98.31%, down 16.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -49.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Aqua Metals' Return on Assets [ROA] was -81.90% in FY2024 (-10.55 pp), -71.35% in FY2023 (-25.13 pp), -46.22% in FY2022 (+6.97 pp) and -53.19% in FY2021 (-3.93 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -54.39 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 90.36 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 177.39 percentage points.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.66% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 15.21% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 3.02% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.54% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 1.88% |
| 10 | Aqua Metals | 8.75 Mn | 8.75 Mn | - | -116.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -116.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -153.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -264.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -206.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -124.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -89.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -87.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -81.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -77.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -63.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -56.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -61.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -46.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -45.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -49.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -42.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -55.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -51.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -76.87% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -73.92% |
API Access
Aqua Metals Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AQMS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "AQMS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AQMS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();