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GigaCloud Technology Inc. GCT
$53.75 +1.05% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $2.01B
Strong growthStrong trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Over the past year the stock returned +98.2%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 83.1 percentage points.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +40.2%).
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 49 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 29%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 41%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 28%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 7%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 16%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 16%
- Gross marginBottom 16%
- Operating marginTop 33%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 22%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 18%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 43%
- Interest coverTop 3%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 5%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 19%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 16%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 21%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 42%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 12%
- 6-month returnBottom 46%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 14%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 10%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 18%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 15%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 32%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 47%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 1%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 37%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 27%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 20%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 43%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 16.6% | 22.9% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 28.7% | 26.1% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 23.7% | 24.0% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 11.1% | 11.6% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 13.6% | 10.7% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 22.9% | 16.6% | ↑ | Top 29% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 26.1% | 28.7% | ↓ | Top 41% |
| Gross margin | 24.0% | 23.7% | ↑ | Bottom 16% |
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 11.1% | ↑ | Top 33% |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 11.2% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 10.7% | 13.6% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 13.9% | — | Top 16% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 38.1% | — | Top 7% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.08×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -1.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +9.2 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.89×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 274.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.19%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.19%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -4.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -3.7%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +40.2%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +7.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $32.50
- Target vs current price
- -39.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 3
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 67%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +28.9% | +13.3% | +11.7% | +9.2% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | +19.5% | -4.8% | -15.3% | -26.0% | -0.1% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +60.0% | +33.1% | +25.7% | +26.6% | +9.2% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +52.3% | -7.0% | +17.3% | +46.1% | +53.5% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | +97.8% | +1.1% | +48.2% | +19.3% | +24.9% |
| May 12, 2025 | +47.8% | +9.7% | +30.2% | +30.6% | +51.1% |
| Mar 3, 2025 | -15.6% | -5.4% | -7.3% | -10.8% | +8.8% |
| Nov 8, 2024 | +46.3% | +17.3% | -12.7% | -6.8% | -16.5% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $1.16 | $0.90 | +28.9% | $411.6M |
| May 7, 2026 | $1.04 | $0.87 | +19.5% | $359.5M |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $1.04 | $0.65 | +60.0% | $362.7M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.99 | $0.65 | +52.3% | $332.6M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.91 | $0.46 | +97.8% | $322.6M |
| May 12, 2025 | $0.68 | $0.46 | +47.8% | $271.9M |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $0.76 | $0.90 | -15.6% | $295.8M |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.98 | $0.67 | +46.3% | $303.3M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 12.8× | 10.8× | 67th | Top 5% |
| P/E (forward) | 11.7× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.3× | — | — | Top 16% |
| EV / Sales | 1.48× | — | — | Top 21% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.86% | — | — | Top 19% |
| Earnings yield | 7.81% | — | — | Top 5% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 5.2× – 24.9× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +98.2%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +26.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +87.7%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 57
- Days above the 200-day average
- 49
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +16.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.9%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +7.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +27.4%
- RSI (14)
- 58.0
- Relative volume
- 0.68×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 52.0%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 3th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 2.12
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.44
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -0.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -73.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 | -91.1% | 52 days | 864 days (Apr 16, 2026) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 | -39.1% | 34 days | 42 days (Aug 6, 2026) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | -11.0% | 17 days | 16 days (Sep 24, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $2.01B
- P/E (TTM)
- 12.8
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.20
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.47B
- 52-week range
- $25.39 – $56.27
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $414.2M | $490.1M | $703.8M | $1.16B | $1.29B |
| Gross profit | $89.6M | $83.1M | $188.6M | $285.2M | $300.7M |
| Operating income | $39.4M | $35.0M | $110.1M | $130.6M | $145.1M |
| Net income | $29.3M | $24.0M | $94.1M | $125.8M | $137.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.69 | $0.60 | $2.30 | $3.05 | $3.59 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $303.3M | $295.8M | $271.9M | $322.6M | $332.6M | $362.7M | $359.5M | $411.6M |
| Net income | $40.7M | $31.0M | $27.1M | $34.6M | $37.2M | $38.5M | $38.1M | $42.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.98 | $0.76 | $0.68 | $0.91 | $0.99 | $1.01 | $1.04 | $1.16 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $8.6M | $49.7M | $133.5M | $158.1M | $190.7M |
| Capital expenditure | -$1.8M | -$709,000 | -$4.4M | -$15.5M | -$7.9M |
| Free cash flow | $6.7M | $48.9M | $129.1M | $142.5M | $182.8M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $34.2M | -$1.6M | -$23.2M | -$67.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $378.6M
- Total assets
- $1.27B
- Total liabilities
- $739.7M
- Total debt
- $506.3M
- Net debt
- $171.0M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $534.0M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 3,488,446
- Days to cover
- 6.82
- Change vs previous report
- -4.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.