Aqua MetalsAQMS -3.51%25 Market Cap is $10.02 Mil as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates AQMS with a GF Score™ of 25/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 254 Waste Management companies, Aqua Metals ranks worse than 82.68% on this metric.
Market cap is the total market value to buy the whole company. It is equal to the share price times the number of Shares Outstanding (EOP). Aqua Metals's share price for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $4.28. Aqua Metals's Shares Outstanding (EOP) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 3.35 Mil. Therefore, Aqua Metals's market cap for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $14.34 Mil.
Aqua Metals's quarterly market cap
increased
from Sep. 2025 ($11.83 Mil) to Dec. 2025 ($14.40 Mil) but then
declined
from Dec. 2025 ($14.40 Mil) to Mar. 2026 ($14.34 Mil).
Aqua Metals's annual market cap
declined
from Dec. 2023 ($81.93 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($19.48 Mil) and
declined
from Dec. 2024 ($19.48 Mil) to Dec. 2025 ($14.40 Mil).
Enterprise Value is the theoretical takeover price. It is more comprehensive than market capitalization (market cap), which only includes common equity. Enterprise Value is calculated as the market cap plus debt and minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. Aqua Metals's Enterprise Value for Today is $3.72 Mil.
Aqua Metals (NAS:AQMS) Market Cap Explanation
Market cap is not the real price you pay for a company. If you buy the company and become its owner, you become the owner of the cash the company has, and you also assume the companys debt. The real price you pay is the Enterprise Value.
Warren Buffett uses the ratio of total market cap of all public traded companies over GDP to measure if the market is expensive. As of April 2012, the US total market cap is about $14.7 trillion, while the US GDP is about $15 trillion. The market was modestly overvalued.
Aqua Metals Market Cap Related Terms
Aqua Metals Market Cap Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Aqua Metals's Market Cap 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 Market Cap, along with its competitors' market caps and Market Cap 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 Market Cap vs Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Aqua Metals's Market Cap distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Aqua Metals's Market Cap falls into.
Market cap is the short version of market capitalization. It is the total market value to buy the whole company. It is equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding.
Aqua Metals's Market Cap for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
* 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 Market Cap of $10.02 Mil as of Jun. 25, 2026. Market cap equals the total value of a company's shares: price times shares outstanding. View historical data on Aqua Metals and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Aqua Metals ranks #210 out of 254 companies in the Waste Management industry, placing it in the top 82.7%.
Is Aqua Metals' Market Cap too high?
Aqua Metals' current Market Cap is $10.02 Mil. The Waste Management industry median Market Cap is 85.18. Aqua Metals' value of $10.02 Mil is 88.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Aqua Metals ranks #210 out of 254 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' Market Cap compare to AWX and OCLN?
According to the Waste Management industry distribution chart, Aqua Metals ranks #210 out of 254 companies for Market Cap. This places Aqua Metals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Market Cap is 85.18. Aqua Metals' value of $10.02 Mil is 88.2% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Market Cap for a Waste Management company?
The median Market Cap among Waste Management companies is 85.18, based on 254 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Market Cap significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Market Cap should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Aqua Metals's current Market Cap of $10.02 Mil is 88.2% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Market Cap mean?
A high Market Cap can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Market cap equals the total value of a company's shares: price times shares outstanding. View historical data on Aqua Metals and its competitors. For the Waste Management industry, the median Market Cap is 85.18 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Aqua Metals's current Market Cap is $10.02 Mil. 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 Market Cap of $10.02 Mil. The current Market Cap is $10.02 Mil and 88.2% below the Waste Management industry median of 85.18. 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 Market Cap calculated?
Market Cap is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Aqua Metals (AQMS), the current Market Cap is $10.02 Mil as of Jun. 25, 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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