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PURE CYCLE CORP PCYO

Nasdaq · stock · Water Supply · website · IPO 1994-04-13

PURE CYCLE CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$270.7M
P / E20.6×
P / S10.4×
P / B1.9×
Net margin50.3%
Net cash$15.1M
Net debt / EBITDA-1.5×
Enterprise value USD$255.5M
EV / EBITDA25.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3%
Return on capital5.1%
Graham number -25.2%$8.47

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($8.47); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-289.90% -139.30% 6.00% 23.60% 26.10% 117.40% 41.80% 32.20% 40.40% 50.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
-16.90% 34.60% 40.20% 31.50% 29.20% 62.60% 71.20% 55.10% 68.70% 61.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-482.10% -173.60% -4.40% 14.70% 5.90% 30.80% 43.90% 14.20% 42.60% 29.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-1.90% -2.50% 0.60% 6.40% 8.20% 19.60% 8.50% 4.00% 9.00% 9.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
23.8M 23.8M 23.9M 24.0M 24.1M 24.1M 24.2M 24.1M 24.1M 24.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$15.2M -$15.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-1.80% -2.50% 0.60% 5.70% 7.50% 17.20% 7.40% 3.50% 7.90% 8.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-521.70% -103.20% -6.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.05× 0.05× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.20 $0.28 $0.83 $0.40 $0.19 $0.48 $0.54 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

PURE CYCLE CORP trades at about 21× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 16×–51.4×, median 22.4×).

16× 51.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (16×–51.4×); dot = today's 21×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin61.4%68.7%55.1%71.2%62.6%29.2%31.5%40.2%34.6%-16.9%
Operating margin29.4%42.6%14.2%43.9%30.8%5.9%14.7%-4.4%-173.6%-482.1%
Net margin50.3%40.4%32.2%41.8%117.4%26.1%23.6%6.0%-139.3%-289.9%
FCF margin-6.4%-103.2%-521.7%
Return on assets8.1%7.9%3.5%7.4%17.2%7.5%5.7%0.6%-2.5%-1.8%
Return on equity9.2%9.0%4.0%8.5%19.6%8.2%6.4%0.6%-2.5%-1.9%
Debt / equity0.05×0.05×
Current ratio2.724.054.573.493.114.182.8413.5928.8559.74

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.