Aqua Metals AQMS
NASDAQ AQMS
$2.70 +0.03 (+1.12%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Aqua Metals (AQMS) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026)

Aqua Metals (AQMS) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $325000.0 for Q2 2026, down 35.77% year-over-year from $506000.0 in Q2 2025, and down 58.12% quarter-over-quarter from $776000.0 in Q4 2025.

Aqua Metals (AQMS) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aqua Metals (AQMS) has reported Share-based Compensation for 12 consecutive years, with $325000.0 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 35.77% year-over-year to $325000.0; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $2.2 million (down 10.91% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.3 million, down 40.34% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to $325000.0 in Q2 2026 per AQMS's latest filing, from $776000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $776000.0 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $325000.0 in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $610705.9 across 5 years, with a median of $599000.0 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation surged 49.5% — and 2026, when it tumbled 35.77%.
  • Aqua Metals' Share-based Compensation stood at $518000.0 in 2022, then advanced by 26.25% to $654000.0 in 2023, then slipped by 12.23% to $574000.0 in 2024, then soared by 35.19% to $776000.0 in 2025, then sank by 58.12% to $325000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AQMS's Share-based Compensation at $325000.0 in Q2 2026, $776000.0 in Q4 2025, and $548000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 90.39 Bn 89.83 Bn 2.73 Bn 46.00 Mn
2 Republic Services 67.62 Bn 67.51 Bn 1.87 Bn -
3 Waste Connections 42.71 Bn 42.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 17.02 Mn
4 Clean Harbors 17.07 Bn 16.56 Bn 608.78 Mn 14.82 Mn
5 GFL Environmental 14.89 Bn 14.70 Bn 278.90 Mn 25.60 Mn
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.91 Bn 5.89 Bn 178.80 Mn 11.99 Mn
7 Sino Green Land 646.75 Mn 646.67 Mn -78,936.00 -
8 Onterris 529.21 Mn 515.52 Mn 82.26 Mn 43.60 Mn
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 334.90 Mn 300.95 Mn -2.50 Mn 182,000.00
10 Aqua Metals 9.22 Mn 9.22 Mn - 325,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 325,000.00
Jun 30, 2026 325,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 2.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 548,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 548,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 345,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 345,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 701,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 701,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 563,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 563,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 638,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 638,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 751,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 751,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 360,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 360,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 996,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 996,000.00