PureCycle Technologies Inc. Common stock (PCT)

FairStock Score: 42/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach PureCycle with Graham's caution: show me earnings, assets, and staying power. Here, the reported figures show a business still in development. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $4.5 million while net loss was $142.2 million, or diluted EPS of -$0.80. Fiscal Q1 2026, ended 2026-03-31, had $4.1 million revenue and a $33.4 million loss. For FY2025, ended 2025-12-31, revenue was $8.4 million and net loss was $182.6 million. The company has lost money each of the last four years, which is why FairStock's Lynch screen finds no category. Revenue growth of 173.45% sounds impressive, but from a very small base, and profit growth of 1.40% does not change the loss-making reality. Free cash flow is negative $212.2 million, a -30.7% FCF yield; debt/equity is 1.63, Altman Z-score is -0.90, and Piotroski F-score is 2/9. At the 2026-10-13 close of $3.44, P/B is 43.00 and P/E is negative. A beta of 2.58 and a 52-week range of $3.42-$15.49 show the market's wild mood. The technology may have promise in recycling polypropylene, but I see no durable moat proven by earnings, no margin of safety in book value, and a balance sheet dependent on outside capital. Until it demonstrates commercial scale, positive cash flow, and a stronger financial position, this is speculation, not a value investment.

In plain English: PureCycle turns waste plastic into recycled polypropylene. The business is still very small and losing a lot of money: in the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $4.5 million while the net loss was $142.2 million, and it has lost money each of the last four years. At $3.44, the price looks expensive relative to its tiny revenue, book value and heavy losses.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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