Photronics, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PLAB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.0b

Photronics Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Photronics has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 22%, while the Semiconductor industry saw earnings growing at 5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.4% per year. Photronics's return on equity is 11.9%, and it has net margins of 16.1%.

Key information

21.97%

Earnings growth rate

22.22%

EPS growth rate

Semiconductor Industry Growth27.66%
Revenue growth rate7.40%
Return on equity11.91%
Net Margin16.06%
Last Earnings Update31 Oct 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Photronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLAB) Shares Bounce 38% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Jan 03
Photronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLAB) Shares Bounce 38% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Photronics: Good End To The Year, But Not That Good

Dec 11

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Jun 16
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Photronics: Valuation Increasingly Attractive Despite Delayed Recovery Amidst Tariff Chaos

Apr 22

Lack Of Dividend Concerning For A Cash-Rich Value Company Like Photronics

Mar 04

Photronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLAB) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Feb 26
Photronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLAB) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Jan 19
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Photronics: A Hidden AI Growth Gem

Dec 26

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB)?

Dec 18
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB)?

Photronics: Pull-Back On Soft Near-Term Demand Creates Long-Term Buying Opportunity

Nov 04

Does Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Sep 26
Does Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Photronics Q3 Results: Recovery Delayed, I'm Not Adding Now (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 19
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Photronics, Inc. Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Sep 01
Photronics, Inc. Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Photronics: Extremely Undervalued, And A Cash Rich Photomask Leader

Jul 19

Is Now The Time To Put Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) On Your Watchlist?

Jun 09
Is Now The Time To Put Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) On Your Watchlist?

Photronics Q2 Results: Long-Term Still Intact, Another Opportunity To Accumulate

May 22

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Photronics makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:PLAB Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Oct 258491367616
03 Aug 258561087718
04 May 258571207817
02 Feb 258631477917
31 Oct 248671317817
28 Jul 248721417315
28 Apr 248851347215
28 Jan 248971387114
31 Oct 238921256914
30 Jul 238751186814
30 Apr 238711226615
29 Jan 238461106516
31 Oct 228251196418
31 Jul 227961026318
01 May 22746876220
30 Jan 22702705920
31 Oct 21664555818
01 Aug 21632425619
02 May 21619365418
31 Jan 21602325318
31 Oct 20610345417
02 Aug 20617375318
03 May 20597335317
02 Feb 20586355316
31 Oct 19551305216
28 Jul 19539335416
28 Apr 19537395314
27 Jan 19537415315
31 Oct 18535425114
29 Jul 18512354814
29 Apr 18487264717
28 Jan 18464174416
29 Oct 17451134416
30 Jul 17437134417
30 Apr 17449174318
29 Jan 17463274319
30 Oct 16483464522
31 Jul 16518604722
01 May 16526644823
31 Jan 16531624923
01 Nov 15524454922
02 Aug 15507304823
03 May 15500224821
01 Feb 15477284722

Quality Earnings: PLAB has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: PLAB's current net profit margins (16.1%) are higher than last year (15.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PLAB's earnings have grown significantly by 22% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: PLAB's earnings growth over the past year (4.4%) is below its 5-year average (22% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: PLAB earnings growth over the past year (4.4%) did not outperform the Semiconductor industry 4.7%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: PLAB's Return on Equity (11.9%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/14 06:21
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/14 00:00
Earnings2025/10/31
Annual Earnings2025/10/31

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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Photronics, Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Krish SankarBofA Global Research
Christian SchwabCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
Thomas DiffelyD.A. Davidson & Co.