Flotek is growing revenue about 70% with a 38% return on equity and 41.7% analyst upside, but negative free cash flow, 27% short interest, falling momentum and large insider selling make the risk profile poor.
Thesis pillars
- Rapid Revenue Growth→Stable
- Negative Cash Conversion→Stable
- High Short Interest Risk↑Improving
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Oct 24, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Mar 16, 2026
Flotek Industries, Inc. (FTK) Stock Analysis
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Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $26.08, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Earnings in 5 days (event risk); Elevated risk factors.
Flotek Industries operates two segments: Chemistry Technologies, which designs and manufactures specialty oilfield chemistry solutions, and Data Analytics, which provides real-time measurement instruments and mobile power generation equipment for the oil and gas value chain. The... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $26.08, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Earnings in 5 days (event risk); Elevated risk factors. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.6/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on clean insider activity and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
About Flotek Industries, Inc.
About Flotek Industries, Inc.
Flotek Industries' ProFrac Agreement and related Lease Agreement, both with affiliates of ProFrac Holding Corp., together generated 62% of total revenue in both 2025 and 2024, with the Lease Agreement alone contributing 6.8% of 2025 revenue. The company's Chemistry Technologies segment develops specialty oilfield chemistries while its Data Analytics segment provides real-time measurement instruments and, following an April 2025 asset acquisition from ProFrac, mobile power generation equipment; the company's top three customers accounted for 76% of consolidated revenue in 2025.
Flotek's Chemistry Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and markets specialty oilfield chemistries intended to improve customers' return on invested capital and reduce environmental impact, while its Data Analytics segment earns service revenue from equipment rentals and product revenue from capital sales of its Verax real-time measurement instruments, plus a new mobile power generation business built from April 2025 PWRtek assets acquired from ProFrac GDM for $107.5 million in cash, warrants, and a secured note. In March 2026, the company settled $27.4 million of 2025 Contract Shortfall Fees owed under the ProFrac Agreement for $19.7 million, split between cash and an equipment credit to be used for Data Analytics purchases from ProFrac. The Verax system's technical components are, in the company's words, sole-sourced and not easily replaceable, and ProFrac Services can terminate the ProFrac Agreement for cause, including the company's bankruptcy or failure to meet delivery or pricing requirements.
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Flotek's liquidity now runs largely through a single counterparty family: as of December 31, 2025, accounts receivable from ProFrac Services and ProFrac GDM totaled $64.2 million, and the company says the ProFrac Agreement and Lease Agreement are expected to remain its major sources of liquidity going forward. ProFrac Services can terminate the ProFrac Agreement on notice for the company's bankruptcy, failure to meet product specifications or delivery timelines, pricing non-compliance, or an uncured force majeure event, and the company's ability to raise debt financing is itself constrained by lenders' evaluation of this ProFrac revenue concentration. Separately, sole-sourced technical components for the Data Analytics segment's Verax measurement system are not easily replaceable, adding a supply-side dependency layered on top of the customer concentration.
See also: Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
From Flotek Industries, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 6, 2026.
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updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Flotek Industries, Inc.
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- NEWS Profrac GDM sells $60 million in Flotek Industries stock - Investing.com — Investing.com negative
- NEWS Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) Shares Gap Up - Here's What Happened - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) Shares Gap Up - Here's What Happened - marketbeat.com — marketbeat.com positive
- NEWS FTK UPCOMING DEADLINE: Levi & Korsinsky Alerts Flotek Industries, Inc. Stockholders of Securities Class Action - Contact — PR Newswire negative
- NEWS Flotek Industries Revises 2026 Forecast and Shares Updated Presentation for Lake Street Investor Conference - Kalkine Me — Kalkine Media neutral
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $26.08, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Earnings in 5 days (event risk); Elevated risk factors. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Analyst target $33.86 (+29.8%), stop $24.25 (−7.5%), A.R:R 2.3:1. Score 6.6/10, high confidence.
Analyst target: $33.86 (+29.8% upside). Analyst target $33.86 (+29.8%), stop $24.25 (−7.5%), A.R:R 2.3:1. Stop-loss: $24.25.
Earnings in 5 days (event risk); Elevated risk factors.
Flotek Industries, Inc. trades at a P/E of 26.9 (forward 28.0). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. Verdict: Hold.
11 analysts cover FTK with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $39.
What does Flotek Industries, Inc. do?Flotek Industries operates two segments: Chemistry Technologies, which designs and manufactures specialty oilfield...
Flotek Industries operates two segments: Chemistry Technologies, which designs and manufactures specialty oilfield chemistry solutions, and Data Analytics, which provides real-time measurement instruments and mobile power generation equipment for the oil and gas value chain. The company's ProFrac Agreement and related Lease Agreement, both with affiliates of ProFrac Holding Corp., together represented 62% of total revenue in both 2025 and 2024, and its top three customers accounted for 76% of consolidated revenue in 2025.