Aqua Metals (AQMS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2025)
Aqua Metals (AQMS) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -219.14% for Q4 2025, down 109.92 percentage points from -109.22% a year earlier but up 218.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Aqua Metals (AQMS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Aqua Metals' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -135.06%, down 37.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -100.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Aqua Metals' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -97.73% in FY2024, -57.18% in FY2022 (+2.02 pp) and -59.20% in FY2021 (-24.90 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of -437.47% in Q3 2025 to a high of -45.06% in Q1 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three quarters.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 13.71% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 30.10% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 8.59% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 7.61% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 21.64% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 12.32% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 22.01% |
| 10 | Aqua Metals | 5.00 Mn | -20.96 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -219.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -437.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -308.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -164.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -109.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -104.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -100.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -55.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -59.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -55.74% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -46.87% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -45.06% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -37.69% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -42.27% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -55.21% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -65.79% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -61.69% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -60.47% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -65.92% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -55.45% |
API Access
Aqua Metals Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AQMS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AQMS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();