Pure Cycle (PCYO) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Pure Cycle (PCYO) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $2.2 million for Q2 2026, up 12.9% year-over-year from $1.9 million in Q2 2025, and down 13.88% quarter-over-quarter from $2.5 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Pure Cycle (PCYO) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pure Cycle (PCYO) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $2.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 12.9% year-over-year to $2.2 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $8.2 million (down 5.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $8.4 million, up 11.21% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $2.2 million in Q2 2026 per PCYO's latest filing, from $2.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $2.9 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $916000.0 in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.8 million in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses slipped 21.64% — and 2024, when it soared 96.29%.
- Pure Cycle's Operating Expenses stood at $1.5 million in 2022, then rose by 5.52% to $1.6 million in 2023, then gained by 22.76% to $1.9 million in 2024, then slipped by 4.06% to $1.9 million in 2025, then grew by 16.22% to $2.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PCYO's Operating Expenses at $2.2 million in Q2 2026, $2.5 million in Q1 2026, and $1.9 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 27.55 Bn | 27.35 Bn | 874.00 Mn | 813.00 Mn |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.89 Bn | 11.89 Bn | 377.22 Mn | 337.58 Mn |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.52 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 169.26 Mn | 117.32 Mn |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.06 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 263.45 Mn | 237.70 Mn |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.69 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 167.72 Mn |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.10 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 30.96 Mn | 38.13 Mn |
| 7 | York Water | 544.96 Mn | 544.41 Mn | 17.56 Mn | 13.71 Mn |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 467.21 Mn | 334.58 Mn | 10.96 Mn | 9.09 Mn |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 373.40 Mn | 363.60 Mn | 29.37 Mn | 22.05 Mn |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 267.80 Mn | 259.36 Mn | 4.29 Mn | 1.94 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 1.94 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 2.35 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.71 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.48 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2.71 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.79 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.84 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.65 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 2.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.44 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.57 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 805,000.00 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.71 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.39 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.94 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.07 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.55 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 1.33 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 1.39 Mn |