PureCycle Technologies

PCT

Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls · Industrials

Price

$6.04

-0.05 (-0.82%)

Market Cap

$1.21B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+75.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 102.9M (2021) → 180.4M (2025)

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. produces recycled polypropylene (PP). The company holds a license for restoring waste PP into ultra-pure recycled resin. Its recycling process separates color, odor, and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Winston Score History

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Revenue Growth

+161.2% YoY

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-480.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$6M/ year

↑ Rising (+75% vs prior year)

70.9% of revenue

17.7x the sector average (4%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

3.9%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~6 months

$91M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Strong grower

PureCycle Technologies is growing revenue at 161% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

-680.1%

Thin — -680.1% gross margin

Operating Margin

-1012.7%

Losing money on operations — -1012.7%

ROCE

-6.1%

Weak — -6.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+590.0%

Fast-growing sales (590.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-1612.6%

Burning cash (-1612.6%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

90.82

Heavy debt load (90.82)

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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