Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.
Aqua Metals's current Total Payout Yield % is -192.73%.
Aqua Metals Total Payout Yield % Explanation
Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.
Aqua Metals Total Payout Yield % Related Terms
Aqua Metals Total Payout Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Aqua Metals's Total Payout Yield % 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.
AQMS vs AWX, OCLN, CDTG: Total Payout Yield % Comparison
For the Waste Management subindustry, Aqua Metals's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Yield % 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 Total Payout Yield % vs Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Aqua Metals's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Aqua Metals's Total Payout Yield % 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 Total Payout Yield % of -192.73 as of Jul. 04, 2026. Total Payout Yield is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. View historical data on Aqua Metals and its competitors.
Is Aqua Metals' Total Payout Yield % too high?
Aqua Metals' current Total Payout Yield % is -192.73. Overall, Aqua Metals has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Aqua Metals' Total Payout Yield % compare to AWX and OCLN?
Aqua Metals' Total Payout Yield % of -192.73 can be compared against companies in the Waste Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Total Payout Yield % for a Waste Management company?
A good Total Payout Yield % depends on the Waste Management industry context. However, Total Payout Yield % 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 Total Payout Yield % mean?
A high Total Payout Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Total Payout Yield is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. View historical data on Aqua Metals and its competitors. Aqua Metals's current Total Payout Yield % is -192.73. 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 Total Payout Yield % of -192.73. The current Total Payout Yield % is -192.73. 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 Total Payout Yield % calculated?
Total Payout Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Aqua Metals (AQMS), the current Total Payout Yield % is -192.73 as of Jul. 04, 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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