Aqua Metals (AQMS) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, including a net loss of $4.48 million, or $1.31 per basic and diluted share. The company ended the quarter with $4.744 million in cash and cash equivalents.
The company also provided an update on its phased commercialization plan for Headwaters ARC, its planned battery recycling and critical minerals recovery campus. Aqua Metals said it advanced final site-specific diligence and negotiations for a Midwest development opportunity that includes about 150,000 square feet of existing industrial space and approximately 50 or more acres of land.
- Second-quarter net loss was $4.48 million, compared with $6.77 million in the prior-year quarter.
- Basic and diluted net loss per share was $1.31, compared with $7.44 a year earlier.
- Total operating expense was $4.594 million for the quarter.
- Cash and cash equivalents were $4.744 million as of June 30, 2026.
- Headwaters ARC Phase 1 is expected to focus on high-specification black mass, aluminum fines and copper fines from segregated LFP battery materials.
- The company said its Innovation Center and demonstration plant have logged more than 5,000 cumulative operating hours.
$AQMS Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 12 institutional investors add shares of $AQMS stock to their portfolio, and 11 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO removed 74,057 shares (-99.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $316,963
- HAMILTON CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC added 62,204 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $179,769
- GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 14,316 shares (+53.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $61,272
- QUADRATURE CAPITAL LTD removed 12,621 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $54,017
- XTX TOPCO LTD added 12,450 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $53,286
- JANE STREET GROUP, LLC removed 12,344 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $52,832
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 8,600 shares (+53.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $36,808
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