Photronics (PLAB) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Photronics' Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.44 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 10.8% from 0.50 a year earlier and down 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Photronics (PLAB) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Photronics' Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.48, down 9.8% from FY2024.
- Asset Utilization Ratio has declined in each of the last three fiscal years.
- Going back by fiscal year, Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.54 in FY2024 (-14.7%), 0.63 in FY2023 (-0.6%), 0.63 in FY2022 (+18.1%) and 0.53 in FY2021 (+1.2%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio since fiscal Q1 2018.
- Year-over-year, Asset Utilization Ratio has declined for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 9.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Asset Utilization Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 20.1%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 12.5%).
- Business Quant data shows PLAB's Asset Utilization Ratio at 0.45 (Q2 2026), 0.47 (Q1 2026) and 0.48 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,337.89 Bn | 5,112.05 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 1.05 |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,227.27 Bn | 1,852.13 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 0.14 |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,599.47 Bn | 1,525.52 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 0.49 |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,028.05 Bn | 933.69 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 0.81 |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 901.40 Bn | 858.15 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 0.50 |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 646.94 Bn | 602.63 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 0.69 |
| 7 | Intel | 469.15 Bn | 338.28 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 0.28 |
| 8 | Lam Research | 326.47 Bn | 303.27 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 1.05 |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 322.61 Bn | 288.05 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 0.74 |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.68 Bn | -860.48 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 0.44 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 0.44 |
| May 3, 2026 | 0.45 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 0.47 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.48 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 0.50 |
| May 4, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.52 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 0.56 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 0.61 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.59 |
| May 1, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.52 |
API Access
Photronics Asset Utilization Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "ticker": "PLAB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();