PCYO
Premium GrowerPure Cycle Corporation · Utilities · United States · $260M cap · $755K/day traded
$10.93 -0.1% · close 11 Nov · scored 12 Nov
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
As of 12 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for Pure Cycle Corporation (PCYO) is 57/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 71, Value 29, Momentum 53, each scored against its sector).
Does the score work? Each tenth of the ranking, tracked monthly. See the record →
ABOUT PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
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Pure Cycle Corporation is a diversified company with operations in water and wastewater resource development, land development, and oil and gas exploration. The company holds significant water rights in Colorado, which it monetizes through provision of water and wastewater services to new master-planned communities. Its ownership of substantial water resources in an arid region provides a unique and valuable competitive moat.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 23.0M | 14.6M | 28.7M | 26.1M | 4.3% | 33.7M |
| EPS | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 10.5% | 0.61 |
| Shares | 24.0M | 24.1M | 24.1M | 24.1M | +0.4% | 24.1M |
| Debt | 4.1M | 7.3M | 7.0M | 6.8M | 18.4% | 14.1M |
| Equity | 113.0M | 118.2M | 129.7M | 142.7M | 8.1% | — |
| Op CF | 17.5M | -2.3M | 2.3M | 13.2M | -9.0% | 7.6M |
| Inv CF | -6.7M | -9.2M | -4.8M | -9.7M | — | — |
| Fin CF | 4.0M | 2.8M | -0.6M | -0.5M | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 12% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 75% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 29% a year).
How this is worked out
The MoatMap Score weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Utilities, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of PCYO are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCYO | Pure Cycle Corporation(you) | $260M | 57 |
| ARTNA | Artesian Resources Corporation | $352M | 58 |
| YORW | The York Water Company | $479M | 46 |
| GWRS | Global Water Resources, Inc. | $228M | 24 |
| MSEX | Middlesex Water Company | $1.1B | 41 |
| AWR | American States Water Company | $3.4B | 59 |
| HTO | H2O America | $2.5B | 48 |
| CWT | California Water Service Group | $3.0B | 43 |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | $12.2B | 51 |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | $28.4B | 54 |
Peer medians: ROE 9.1% · P/E 20.5x · Gross margin 45.3%
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