Stocks · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
Perimeter Solutions, Inc. PRM
$27.45 +0.92% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $4.48B
Expensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-2.23, down 618.6% year over year.
- Operating margin narrowed to -30.0% from -12.8% a year earlier.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $757.1M, up 24.2% from a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials 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 16%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 5%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 38%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 11%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 45%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 19%
- Gross marginTop 10%
- Operating marginBottom 10%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 12%
- Interest coverBottom 14%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 22%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 40%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 14%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 13%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 25%
- 6-month returnTop 28%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 30%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 49%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 42%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 11%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 21%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 6%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 41%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 21%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 20%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 21%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 23.0% | 24.2% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -269.6% | -618.6% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 57.9% | 48.5% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | -12.8% | -30.0% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 25.4% | 13.7% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 24.2% | 23.0% | ↑ | Top 16% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -618.6% | -269.6% | ↓ | Bottom 5% |
| Gross margin | 48.5% | 57.9% | ↓ | Top 10% |
| Operating margin | -30.0% | -12.8% | ↓ | Bottom 10% |
| Net margin | -44.9% | 13.1% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 13.7% | 25.4% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -6.0% | — | Bottom 19% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 21.9% | — | Top 11% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -14.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.4%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +5.5 pp
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -3.6×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.96%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.96%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +7.9%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 31, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +61.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -2.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $39.00
- Target vs current price
- +42.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 3
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 100%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -19.2% | -17.8% | +0.3% | -14.0% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | +200.0% | -9.2% | +6.4% | -1.1% | +1.4% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +44.4% | -10.9% | -8.4% | -17.4% | +19.1% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | +20.6% | +21.1% | +17.2% | +30.1% | +25.3% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | +39.3% | +6.6% | +17.0% | +40.8% | +63.4% |
| May 8, 2025 | +133.3% | +14.8% | +15.0% | +23.4% | +54.0% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | +230.0% | -8.0% | -12.0% | -21.2% | +1.8% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | -196.8% | -13.1% | -12.4% | -8.9% | -16.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | $0.35 | $0.43 | -19.2% | $213.8M |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.06 | $0.02 | +200.0% | $125.1M |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.13 | $0.09 | +44.4% | $102.8M |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $0.82 | $0.68 | +20.6% | $315.4M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.39 | $0.28 | +39.3% | $162.6M |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.03 | -$0.09 | +133.3% | $72.0M |
| Feb 20, 2025 | $0.13 | -$0.10 | +230.0% | $86.2M |
| Nov 12, 2024 | -$0.61 | $0.63 | -196.8% | $288.4M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 17.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / Sales | 7.62× | — | — | Bottom 13% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.32% | — | — | Bottom 40% |
| Earnings yield | -8.12% | — | — | Bottom 22% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 7.8× – 185.9× 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
- +25.2%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -618.6%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +446.1%
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
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -5.2%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.8%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -13.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -7.4%
- RSI (14)
- 37.5
- Relative volume
- 1.06×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 63.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 89th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.45
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.46
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -27.3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -37.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2022 | Nov 1, 2023 | -79.5% | 459 days | 416 days (Jul 2, 2025) |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | -30.3% | 71 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | -30.2% | 48 days | 22 days (Apr 22, 2026) |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Dec 3, 2021 | -18.5% | 14 days | 21 days (Jan 4, 2022) |
| Apr 27, 2026 | May 6, 2026 | -13.1% | 7 days | 2 days (May 8, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $4.48B
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$2.23
- Revenue (TTM)
- $757.1M
- 52-week range
- $19.70 – $38.17
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $362.3M | $360.5M | $322.1M | $561.0M | $652.9M |
| Gross profit | $172.6M | $128.7M | $128.3M | $317.1M | $375.1M |
| Operating income | -$600.1M | $130.1M | $94.5M | -$3.8M | -$200.9M |
| Net income | -$661.5M | $91.8M | $67.5M | -$5.9M | -$206.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$4.21 | $0.52 | $0.41 | -$0.04 | -$1.37 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $288.4M | $86.2M | $72.0M | $162.6M | $315.4M | $102.8M | $125.1M | $213.8M |
| Net income | -$89.2M | $144.2M | $56.7M | -$32.2M | -$90.7M | -$140.2M | $72.9M | -$181.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.61 | $0.90 | $0.36 | -$0.22 | -$0.62 | -$0.94 | $0.44 | -$1.11 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $72.3M | -$40.2M | $193,000 | $188.4M | $238.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$9.8M | -$8.6M | -$9.4M | -$15.5M | -$29.6M |
| Free cash flow | $62.6M | -$48.8M | -$9.2M | $172.9M | $208.6M |
| Dividends paid | -$60.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$60.0M | -$49.3M | -$64.1M | -$14.4M | -$5.9M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $82.8M
- Total assets
- $3.24B
- Total liabilities
- $2.22B
- Total debt
- $1.37B
- Net debt
- $1.29B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.02B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 31, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2011 | $0.07 | May 18, 2011 |
| Mar 10, 2011 | $0.07 | Mar 23, 2011 |
| Nov 4, 2010 | $0.07 | Nov 17, 2010 |
| Aug 12, 2010 | $0.07 | Aug 25, 2010 |
| May 6, 2010 | $0.07 | May 19, 2010 |
| Mar 11, 2010 | $0.07 | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Nov 12, 2009 | $0.07 | Dec 2, 2009 |
| Aug 13, 2009 | $0.07 | Sep 2, 2009 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 7,004,455
- Days to cover
- 6.95
- Change vs previous report
- +13.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.