Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) intrinsic value & 10-year financials

Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) has no Graham intrinsic value right now because the formula needs positive earnings.

Graham intrinsic value
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Share price (Oct 17, 2026)
$1.70
Revenue (FY2025)
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Revenue growth (10-yr CAGR)
-52.2%
ROIC (10-yr avg)
-101.0%
Free cash flow (FY2025)
-$10.7M

AQMS 10-year financial history

Fiscal year Revenue Net income EPS (diluted) Free cash flow Operating margin ROIC
FY2025 — -$22.6M — -$10.7M — -228.9%
FY2024 $0 -$24.6M — -$21.6M — -166.5%
FY2023 $25.0K -$23.9M — -$8.8M -97856.0% -151.8%
FY2022 $4.0K -$15.4M — -$14.9M -389575.0% -79.6%
FY2021 $173.0K -$18.2M — -$10.0M -10095.4% -78.7%
FY2020 $108.0K -$25.8M — -$14.4M -14252.8% -39.8%
FY2019 $4.9M -$44.8M — -$38.0M -837.0% -89.2%
FY2018 $4.4M -$40.3M — -$30.0M -832.3% -87.7%
FY2017 $2.1M -$26.6M — -$27.8M -1190.5% -57.0%
FY2016 $0 -$13.6M — -$37.6M — -31.0%

Source: annual 10-K filings on SEC EDGAR. Figures in USD.

Executive summary

Aqua Metals, Inc. revenue growth over the past decade is N/A; insufficient history prevents a reliable 10-year CAGR calculation.

Aqua Metals, Inc. has historically struggled to out-earn its cost of capital, averaging just -46.8% ROIC.

Aqua Metals, Inc. has not shown aggressive share repurchases (>10% retirement) or a major balance-sheet leverage increase (>50% net debt growth) over the 10-year window.

Benjamin Graham lens

Under Benjamin Graham's formula using SEC EDGAR fundamentals, Aqua Metals, Inc. is modeled at -52.2% normalized earnings growth with a 5.1% bond-yield adjustment.

AQMS stock: frequently asked questions

Does Aqua Metals, Inc. generate free cash flow?

Aqua Metals, Inc. generated -$10.7M of free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) in fiscal 2025. Free cash flow was positive in 0 of the last 10 reported years.

What is AQMS's return on invested capital?

Average ROIC over the last 10 fiscal years was -101.0%, and average return on equity was -78.7%. Sustained ROIC above about 15% usually points to a durable competitive advantage.

Where does this AQMS data come from?

From Aqua Metals, Inc.'s annual 10-K filings on SEC EDGAR, most recently filed Jul 30, 2026. Prices are end-of-day snapshots; valuations are formula outputs, not investment advice.

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