PureCycle Technologies, Inc.
PCTAnalytical Summary
On an absolute basis, PureCycle Technologies, Inc. shows weak fundamentals, weighed down by Return on Invested Capital and Interest Coverage. These readings use fixed quality thresholds rather than peer benchmarks, because too few comparable companies are available to rank against.
7-Year Financial Trajectory
Annualinfo Signals below are graded against fixed quality thresholds, not peers — peer ranking needs more comparable companies.
Bullish Indicators
- No bullish signals detected.
Bearish Risks
- Return on Invested CapitalReturn on Invested Capital of -397.5% is weak on an absolute basis (target > 10%)
- Interest CoverageInterest Coverage of -5.02x is weak on an absolute basis (target > 5x)
Health Breakdown
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
38.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-182.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-14.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
28.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
61.7%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
36.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-184.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
-20.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-9.3%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
-46.3%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
— | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
15.5%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
20.2%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
32.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-21.3%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-198.4%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
-0.5%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
0.0%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-0.6%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
0.0%
Excellent
→
Excellent
Stable
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
0.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
0.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
1.01x
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.69x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
2.45x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
4.16x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
2.48x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.34x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
-397.5%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-80.5%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
-19.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-18.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
-9.8%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-11.7%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) | — |
-160.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-1435%)
|
-24.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-302%)
|
-16.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-238%)
|
-20.3%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-269%)
|
-47.4%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-495%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) | — | — | — |
0.49x
Good
Good
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
0.65x
Fair
Fair
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+31%)
|
— | — |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
-5.02x
Weak
Weak
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
-3.43x
Weak
Weak
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt (USD) | $-156.69M | $-15.68M | $-73.41M | $185.66M | $216.13M | $-64.49M | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $110.45M | $-36.98M | $107.03M | $197.92M | $306.89M | $31.86M | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | — | — | — | $249.55M | $249.55M | — | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $45.89M | $180.45M | $420.24M | $510.88M | $381.54M | $111.75M | $2.38M |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $8.36M | $0.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $29.12M | $31.32M | $15.94M | $3.61M | $2.28M | $1.90M | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $-182.56M | $-289.14M | $-101.72M | $-84.75M | $-77.50M | $-52.99M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $-142.74M | $-144.83M | $-94.91M | $-65.48M | $-54.51M | $-17.95M | — |
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