PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC (PCT)
Materials · Chemical plastic recycling / polypropylene resin · NASDAQ
PureCycle uses proprietary chemical recycling technology licensed from Procter & Gamble to convert plastic waste into virgin-quality polypropylene resin for food and consumer applications.
What PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC does
PureCycle Technologies operates a commercial-scale chemical recycling facility in Ironton, Ohio that uses its proprietary PureFive® resin technology to convert polypropylene plastic waste back into virgin-quality polypropylene resin. The company is expanding its recycling capacity through planned facilities in Thailand, Belgium, and Georgia, targeting food-grade and consumer applications. PureCycle holds an exclusive license from Procter & Gamble to use their plastic-to-plastic recycling technology.
Themes: plastic waste recycling, circular economy / chemical recycling, polypropylene resin production, sustainable materials
Fundamentals
- Price$6.80 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.4B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-45.9% 2025-08-21 close $12.57 → 2026-08-21 close $6.80
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-2060.2% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-62.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.15 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+161.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Beta2.60 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How PCT compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 10% 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 10% 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 10% 151 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 124 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC looks technically
PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC (PCT) is trading 19.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 18 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 9 trading days ago. It is 56.1% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 9% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 19.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -19.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $7.22 | $7.22 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $8.44 | $8.44 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 7.94. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 18 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 18 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 14.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 46.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($6.60 to $7.94) — its "stochastic" reading is 15 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 14.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 20 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $15.49 | $15.49 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 56.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -56.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 37.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +37.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 56.1% below its highest point of the past year | 56.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 9 trading days ago | 9 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 21 trading days ago | 21 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $35.75 (set on 2021-03-18) | $35.75 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($5.06 to $15.13), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 17% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $11.28 to $11.61. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 17.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 81.0% below its all-time high | -81.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 8.7% above a support level at $6.21 — a price it turned at twice since 2024-08-30, most recently on 2026-03-23. Since 2024-08-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 13 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -8.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.38 (set on 2024-01-12) | $2.38 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 185.1% above its all-time low | +185.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 9% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 9th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.4931 between its high and its low — about 7.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.4931 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $5.94 and $7.74 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $5.94 – $6.84 – $7.74 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 7.3% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 7.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (19.5% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.64× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 1.4% since the prior reading | -1.4% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading | 0.20 toward sell |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a bullish engulfing | 2 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 2 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.7% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.7% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 31.4% below the previous close 49 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 12.02 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -31.4% |
| Gap filled | a 3.0% gap down opened on 2026-08-18 has been "filled" 2 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 2 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 2.9 percentage points (the stock gained 5.3% while the market gained 2.3%) | +2.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 43.1 percentage points (the stock lost 40.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | -43.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 35.4 percentage points (the stock lost 24.4% while the market gained 11.1%) | -35.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 66.4 percentage points (the stock lost 45.9% while the market gained 20.5%) | -66.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 20% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 22.7% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -19.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 18% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $8.28 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 155 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -17.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $7.09 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
PCT last closed at $6.80 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 13 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $6.21 | Support | 8.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-08-30 to 2026-03-23 |
| $8.02 | Resistance | 17.9% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-05-22 to 2026-08-12 |
| $5.44 | Support | 20.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-07 to 2025-04-21 |
| $8.33 | Resistance | 22.4% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-03-24 to 2026-07-01 |
| $8.65 | Resistance | 27.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-10 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $7.94.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $7.94.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-08-19.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Analyst price target recently CUT | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.20 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 5 analysts
- Mean price target$10.60 range $6.00 – $17.00; median $10.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for PCT
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.25 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Ironton Facility must be certified by Leidos and achieve full-scale commercial operations in a timely manner; failure to do so would materially impact business viability","Dependency on securing funding for operations and expansion (Planned Facilities in Thailand, Belgium, and Georgia); liquidity and going concern risks are material","Operational hazards at manufacturing facilities (injury, disruptions, liability) and regulatory compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions (US, Europe, Asia)"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of PCT's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- New section added in 2026 filing: Cash Flows from Operating Activities describing $3.8 million increase in net cash used in operating activities for Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025, attributed to higher production-related costs (filed 2026-05-06)
- New section added in 2026 filing: Cash Flows from Investing Activities with detailed breakdown of $20.7 million cash used in Q1 2026 vs $15.0 million in Q1 2025 (filed 2026-05-06)
- New section added in 2026 filing: Cash Flows from Financing Activities detailing $4.6 million cash used in Q1 2026 vs $49.8 million cash provided in Q1 2025 with itemized breakdown (filed 2026-05-06)
- New disclosure in 2026 filing: Item 5 now includes Rule 10b5-1 trading plan executed by CEO Dustin Olson on March 4, 2026 for up to 200,000 shares with sales period June 3, 2026 through June 1, 2027 (filed 2026-05-06)
- 2026 filing adds reference date March 31, 2026 for disclosure controls evaluation (filed 2026-05-06)
- Removed:
- Removed from 2026 filing: Indebtedness subsection detailing Revenue Bonds transaction and related party bonds information that appeared in 2025 filing (filed 2025-11-06)
- Removed from 2026 filing: Revolving Credit Facility with Sylebra disclosure that appeared in 2025 filing (filed 2025-11-06)
- Removed from 2026 filing: Financial Assurance disclosure subsection that appeared in 2025 filing (filed 2025-11-06)
- 2026 filing removes detailed share repurchase table showing July-September 2025 activity from 2025 filing; replaced with January-March 2026 activity table (filed 2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-06)
- Removed from 2026 filing: Statement that directors/officers did not adopt, modify, or terminate Rule 10b5-1 arrangements during Q3 2025; replaced with new disclosure of CEO's March 2026 Rule 10b5-1 arrangement (filed 2025-11-06)
- Reworded:
- Reference date changed from 'September 30, 2025' to 'March 31, 2026' in market risk disclosure (Item 3) (filed 2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-06)
- Legal Proceedings Note reference changed from 'Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements' in 2025 filing to 'Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies to the condensed consolidated financial statements' in 2026 filing (filed 2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-06)
- Indebtedness section statement changed from 'There have been no material changes...except as outlined in the information below' in 2025 filing to 'There have been no material changes' with no further subsections in 2026 filing (filed 2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-06)
- Notes:
- Older filing text appears truncated at Item 6 Exhibits section (3.2 incomplete), limiting full comparison of exhibit lists
- Newer filing text also appears truncated at Item 6 Exhibits section (3.2 incomplete)
- Comparison reflects period difference: Q3 2025 (nine months ended September 30, 2025) in older filing vs Q1 2026 (three months ended March 31, 2026) in newer filing, which explains some disclosure differences
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days1 buy · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-12. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about PCT's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding PCT as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 16,069,854
- Reported value $83,402,545
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 0 increased, 5 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
PCT had 57,025,807 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
PCT had 28.4% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 15.12 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 57,025,807
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 28.4%
- Prior settlement (shares) 56,544,376
- Reported change 0.85%
- Days to cover (reported) 15.12
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Loop Industries (LOOP)
- LyondellBasell Industries (LYB)
- TotalEnergies (TTE)
- Republic Services (RSG)
- Waste Management (WM)
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Frequently asked questions
What does PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC (PCT) do?
PureCycle Technologies operates a commercial-scale chemical recycling facility in Ironton, Ohio that uses its proprietary PureFive® resin technology to convert polypropylene plastic waste back into virgin-quality polypropylene resin. The company is expanding its recycling capacity through planned facilities in Thailand, Belgium, and Georgia, targeting food-grade and consumer applications.
What sector is PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC (PCT) in?
PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC (PCT) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is Chemical plastic recycling / polypropylene resin. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC's (PCT) competitors?
Notable peers of PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC (PCT) include Loop Industries, LyondellBasell Industries, TotalEnergies, Republic Services and Waste Management. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC (PCT) overbought or oversold right now?
PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC (PCT) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on PCT come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.