Aqua Metals (AQMS) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026)
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 - 2026) 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 | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 167.30 Bn | 146.09 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 143.04 Bn | 103.54 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.35 Bn | 92.35 Bn | 4.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 99.09 Bn | 83.13 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 35.00 Mn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.47 Bn | 83.11 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 11.70 Mn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.01 Bn | 44.20 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.68 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 4.00 Mn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.25 Bn | 27.28 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Aqua Metals | 4.96 Mn | -16.11 Mn | - | 325,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 325,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 776,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 548,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 506,000.00 |
| 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 | 400,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 619,000.00 |
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();