Aqua MetalsAQMS -3.51%25 FCF Margin % is 0.00% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates AQMS with a GF Score™ of 25/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 239 Waste Management companies, Aqua Metals ranks worse than 418409.62% on this metric.
FCF Margin % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by its Revenue. Aqua Metals's Free Cash Flow for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-3.84 Mil. Aqua Metals's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.00 Mil. Therefore, Aqua Metals's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.00%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Aqua Metals's FCF Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 12 years, the highest FCF Margin % of Aqua Metals was -674.56%. The lowest was -372975.00%. And the median was -5440.46%.
AQMS's FCF Margin % is not ranked *
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 2.64 * Ranked among companies with meaningful FCF Margin % only.
Aqua Metals FCF Margin % Related Terms
Aqua Metals FCF Margin % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Aqua Metals's FCF Margin % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Waste Management subindustry, Aqua Metals's FCF Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Margin % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Aqua Metals FCF Margin % vs Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Aqua Metals's FCF Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Aqua Metals's FCF Margin % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Aqua Metals (AQMS) has a FCF Margin % of 0.00% as of Mar. 2026. Free cash flow margin is the ratio of total free cash flow to net sales. View historical data on Aqua Metals and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Aqua Metals ranks #999999 out of 239 companies in the Waste Management industry.
Is Aqua Metals' FCF Margin % too high?
Aqua Metals' current FCF Margin % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Aqua Metals ranks #999999 out of 239 companies in the Waste Management industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Aqua Metals has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Aqua Metals' FCF Margin % compare to AWX and OCLN?
According to the Waste Management industry distribution chart, Aqua Metals ranks #999999 out of 239 companies for FCF Margin %. This places Aqua Metals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median FCF Margin % is 2.64. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good FCF Margin % for a Waste Management company?
The median FCF Margin % among Waste Management companies is 2.64, based on 239 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a FCF Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, FCF Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high FCF Margin % mean?
A high FCF Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Free cash flow margin is the ratio of total free cash flow to net sales. View historical data on Aqua Metals and its competitors. For the Waste Management industry, the median FCF Margin % is 2.64 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Aqua Metals's current FCF Margin % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Aqua Metals stock overvalued right now?
Aqua Metals (AQMS) has a current FCF Margin % of 0.00%. The current FCF Margin % is 0.00%. Aqua Metals' overall GF Score™ is 25/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is FCF Margin % calculated?
FCF Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Aqua Metals (AQMS), the current FCF Margin % is 0.00% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Aqua Metals Inc is developing and seeking to commercialize proprietary recycling and refining technologies for the recovery of critical minerals and metals. Its patented and patent-pending AquaRefining process is an electro-hydrometallurgical method designed to recover high-purity materials from battery and other metal-bearing feedstocks using a closed-loop system powered by electricity. Its idea is to reduce CAPEX and OPEX costs, reduce emissions, hazardous waste, and reliance on conventional smelting and chemical-intensive refining processes. It has one operating segment: sustainable metals recycling. It focused on the development and commercialization of AquaRefining technology for the clean and efficient recovery of valuable metals from lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries.
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