Aqua Metals (AQMS) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2025)
Aqua Metals' Share-based Compensation was $776,000 in Q4 2025, up 35.2% from $574,000 a year earlier and up 71.7% from the prior quarter.
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Aqua Metals (AQMS) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Share-based Compensation at Aqua Metals came in at $2.28 million, down 16.9% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Share-based Compensation was $2.74 million in FY2024 (+8.0%), $2.53 million in FY2023 (+12.4%), $2.26 million in FY2022 (+2.5%) and $2.2 million in FY2021 (-38.4%).
- The Q4 2025 figure marks the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q4 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Share-based Compensation was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation over five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 49.9%); the worst was Q4 2021 (a decline of 67.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, AQMS's Share-based Compensation in the three quarters before Q4 2025 was $452,000 (Q3 2025), $346,000 (Q2 2025) and $701,000 (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.08 Bn | 147.94 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Newmont | 122.31 Bn | 90.49 Bn | 4.03 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ternium | 109.20 Bn | 74.25 Bn | 941.02 Mn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.31 Bn | 99.46 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 35.00 Mn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.04 Bn | 92.04 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 11.70 Mn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.84 Bn | 53.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Nucor | 55.48 Bn | 46.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 61.00 Mn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.16 Bn | 34.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Aqua Metals | 8.93 Mn | 8.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 776,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 452,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 346,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 701,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 574,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 638,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 751,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 774,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 654,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 594,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 599,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 687,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 518,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 598,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 534,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 605,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 503,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 399,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 620,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 679,000.00 |
API Access
Aqua Metals Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=AQMS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=AQMS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();