AQMS Aqua Metals (AQMS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Mining & Metals · Secondary smelting & refining of nonferrous metals · CIK 0001621832
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
9
13F, latest reported quarter
Aqua Metals insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
No insider purchases or sales are on record for Aqua Metals, Inc. in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 71.1% of the 105,500 shares held after it.
- 7 other insiders bought within 30 days.
- 9 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director YI SUNG bought about $29.2K of AQMS on May 14, 2024; 7 other insiders bought within 30 days and 9 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Jul 19, 2023.
- +18.0% median (+18.0% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 7.5% of the 334,050 shares held after it.
- 7 other insiders bought within 30 days.
- 9 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director SMITH EDWARD J bought about $9.8K of AQMS on May 14, 2024; 7 other insiders bought within 30 days and 9 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Jul 19, 2023.
- +2.0% median (+2.9% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
- The trade is 19.9% of the 313,550 shares held after it.
- 7 other insiders bought within 30 days.
- 9 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Zhang Peifang bought about $24.4K of AQMS on May 14, 2024; 7 other insiders bought within 30 days and 9 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Nov 17, 2023.
- -33.3% median (-8.9% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
- The trade is 14.8% of the 421,698 shares held after it.
- 7 other insiders bought within 30 days.
- 9 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director DIVITO VINCENT L bought about $24.4K of AQMS on May 14, 2024; 7 other insiders bought within 30 days and 9 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 3.4% of the 743,873 shares held after it.
- 7 other insiders bought within 30 days.
- 9 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Business Officer McMurtry David bought about $9.8K of AQMS on May 14, 2024; 7 other insiders bought within 30 days and 9 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.30 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
9 funds bought in last quarter
below 95% of Mining & Metals
Revenue
-100.0% year over year
the lowest in Mining & Metals
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
8.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 5.1 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 83% of Mining & Metals
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-85.1%12M
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Who owns AQMS: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
102,642 sh
$296.6K
62,204 sh
$179.8K
34,410 sh
$99.4K
29,215 sh
$84.4K
15,587 sh
$45.0K
Congress trades in AQMS
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
AQMS planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
AQMS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund
$25.7K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund
$77.5K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
$84.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
U.S. Social Core Equity 2 Portfolio
$1.9K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.0%
Fidelity Series Total Market Index Fund
$21.3K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
Fidelity Total Market Index Fund
$21.3K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Cotton
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$1.9M
$62.2K
$736.3K
-98%
n/a
2024
$1.5M
$869.7K
$720.5K
-90%
n/a
2023
$2.5M
$1.4M
$1.0M
-39%
n/a
2022
$1.8M
$2.4M
$782.7K
-59%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows 9 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
AQMS financials
Revenue growth
-100.0%
XBRL, annual
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$0
four quarters, 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Revenue, TTM AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | $0 |
| FY Dec 2024 | $0 |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | $4.0K |
| FY Dec 2021 | $173.0K |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | $0 |
| Dec 2024 | $0 |
| Sep 2024 | $0 |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
n/a
revenue under $1M, the ratio says nothing
Net margin, TTM AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
-$11.4M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | -$10.7M |
| FY Dec 2024 | -$21.6M |
| FY Dec 2023 | -$8.8M |
| FY Dec 2022 | -$14.9M |
| FY Dec 2021 | -$9.4M |
| Jun 2026 | -$2.6M |
| Mar 2026 | -$3.8M |
| Dec 2025 | -$2.6M |
| Sep 2025 | -$2.3M |
| Jun 2025 | -$2.7M |
| Mar 2025 | -$3.0M |
| Dec 2024 | -$2.5M |
| Sep 2024 | -$4.6M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.03x
long-term debt only, 2020-12-31 (66 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.02x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.02x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.01x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.02x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.01x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.03x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.03x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.02x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.05x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.06x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.03x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.02x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.02x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
-34.42x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2020-12-31 (66 months older than the period end)
Cash flow to debt AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | -30.88x |
| FY Dec 2024 | -41.06x |
| FY Dec 2023 | -9.62x |
| FY Dec 2022 | -30.57x |
| FY Dec 2021 | -21.27x |
| Jun 2026 | -34.42x |
| Mar 2026 | -34.17x |
| Dec 2025 | -30.88x |
| Sep 2025 | -29.05x |
| Jun 2025 | -32.92x |
| Mar 2025 | -36.55x |
| Dec 2024 | -41.06x |
| Sep 2024 | -51.36x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
-218.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | -146.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -116.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -101.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -63.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | -62.0% |
| Jun 2026 | -218.4% |
| Mar 2026 | -161.4% |
| Dec 2025 | -146.0% |
| Sep 2025 | -187.1% |
| Jun 2025 | -182.9% |
| Mar 2025 | -167.5% |
| Dec 2024 | -116.1% |
| Sep 2024 | -96.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
-146.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | -98.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -81.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -71.3% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -46.2% |
| FY Dec 2021 | -53.2% |
| Jun 2026 | -146.3% |
| Mar 2026 | -103.9% |
| Dec 2025 | -98.3% |
| Sep 2025 | -131.6% |
| Jun 2025 | -129.3% |
| Mar 2025 | -109.5% |
| Dec 2024 | -81.9% |
| Sep 2024 | -77.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on invested capital AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
-212.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | -139.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -101.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -97.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -61.8% |
| FY Dec 2021 | -57.4% |
| Jun 2026 | -212.3% |
| Mar 2026 | -154.0% |
| Dec 2025 | -139.4% |
| Sep 2025 | -178.9% |
| Jun 2025 | -175.8% |
| Mar 2025 | -157.8% |
| Dec 2024 | -101.1% |
| Sep 2024 | -91.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
P/E, trailing AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$933.3K
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-07-24 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2020-12-31 (66 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | $3.8M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $176.0M |
| FY Dec 2023 | $16.4B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $19.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $17.2B |
| Jun 2026 | $5.3M |
| Mar 2026 | $7.9M |
| Dec 2025 | $3.8M |
| Sep 2025 | $5.7M |
| Jun 2025 | $41.5M |
| Mar 2025 | $153.8M |
| Dec 2024 | $176.0M |
| Sep 2024 | $5.1B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
-213.9%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
FCF yield AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | -74.7% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -12.0% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -0.1% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -0.1% |
| FY Dec 2021 | -0.1% |
| Jun 2026 | -117.7% |
| Mar 2026 | -80.1% |
| Dec 2025 | -74.7% |
| Sep 2025 | -117.1% |
| Jun 2025 | -29.7% |
| Mar 2025 | -11.4% |
| Dec 2024 | -12.0% |
| Sep 2024 | -0.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
PEG, trailing AQMS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | n/a | $0 | $25.0K | $4.0K |
| Operating income | -$23.3M | -$23.8M | -$24.5M | -$15.6M |
| Net income | -$22.6M | -$24.6M | -$23.9M | -$15.4M |
| Operating cash flow | -$10.3M | -$13.6M | -$3.2M | -$10.1M |
| Cash | $10.8M | $4.1M | $16.5M | $7.1M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
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