PCT · PureCycle Technologies, Inc.
$6.80
+0.05 (+0.74%)
At close · Aug 21
Going-concern doubt
— flagged Aug 6, 2026
Substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
“Our ability to obtain funding for our operations, future capital requirements and future growth, and to continue as a going concern”View the 10-Q filed Aug 6, 2026
Market Cap
$1.37B
Shares
200.90M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$6.80
Open$6.70
Day$6.68–6.99
52W close$5.06–15.13
Avg vol 30d4.3M
Short int57.0M · 28.4% float · 15.1d
Short vol54%
Last earningsAug 6, 2026
DataJul 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 6
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 6, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 6, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Neutral
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Fair
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 15.1 · calm
Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−19%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−6%
below
RSI (14)
47
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
17%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+16%
trailing
6-month return
+5%
trailing
YTD return
−21%
this year
Relative strength
−6%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $7 › 200d $8 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+1% holders QoQ · +50 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
28.38% of float · ▲ +0.9% MoM · 15.1 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
320 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
76
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
EPS growth
+31%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$-183.6M
Balance sheet
$89.8M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
83%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−67%
past year
ATR
7.2%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
2H 2026
Total project spend
Initiated
$10M – $12M
Q3 2026
Debt service
Initiated
$2.4M
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−19%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−6%
Bearish
RSI (14)
47
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
17%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $7 › 200d $8 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+1% holders QoQ · +50 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
28.38% of float · ▲ +0.9% MoM · 15.1 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
320 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $5
Now $7 · 17%
Range high $15
vs 200-day avg -19%
vs 50-day avg -6%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | -$31.7M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Feedstock Processed | 5 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Materials purchases | $2.1M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Operations spending | $8.3M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Other Production | 0.1 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Project spend | $20.9M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| PureFive® Production | 4.5 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Total liquidity | $236.9M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Feedstock throughput | 10M | Q1 2026 | — |
| Quarterly production | 8.4M | Q1 2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Pollution & Treatment Controls — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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PCT
this stock
PureCycle Technologies, Inc.
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$1.37B | -20.8% | — | — | 28.4% |
|
VLTO
Veralto Corp
|
$24.26B | -1.0% | +6.0% | 25.5 | 2.4% |
|
ZWS
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp
|
$8.15B | +5.4% | +19.4% | 39.4 | 2.8% |
|
CECO
Ceco Environmental Corp
|
$4.28B | +19.5% | +38.8% | — | 3.0% |
|
ADUR
Aduro Clean Technologies Inc.
|
$561.78M | +54.8% | — | — | 8.1% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT | -2.2% | +16.2% | +5.4% | +6.8% | -20.8% |
| SPY | -1.4% | +3.6% | +11.6% | +2.5% | +12.3% |
| vs SPY | -0.8% | +12.6% | -6.1% | +4.3% | -33.1% |
Key facts
CIK
1830033
CUSIP
74623V103
13F (30d)
282 filings
279 filers
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