Photronics (PLAB) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of -$15.5 million for Q2 2026, down 664.6% year-over-year from $2.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 132.55% on a QoQ basis from $47.6 million in Q1 2026.

Photronics (PLAB) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Photronics (PLAB) has reported Capital Expenditures for 17 consecutive years, with -$15.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 664.6% year-over-year to -$15.5 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $30.6 million (down 77.59% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $12.2 million, down 90.7% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at -$15.5 million for Q2 2026 at Photronics, down from $47.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $121.8 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$108.4 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $11.0 million, with a median of $4.5 million recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures jumped 8176.39% in 2025 and slumped 664.6% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at -$43.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 90.78% to -$4.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 3166.71% to $121.8 million in 2024, then sank by 189.03% to -$108.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 85.7% to -$15.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered -$15.5 million, $47.6 million, and -$108.4 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Applied Materials 516.82 Bn 510.08 Bn 3.95 Bn 635.00 Mn
2 Lam Research 488.97 Bn 484.22 Bn 2.91 Bn -57.88 Mn
3 Kla 348.47 Bn 343.51 Bn 2.09 Bn 85.19 Mn
4 Teradyne 66.84 Bn 66.60 Bn 780.95 Mn -
5 Qnity Electronics 32.19 Bn 32.35 Bn 618.00 Mn 122.00 Mn
6 Entegris 25.16 Bn 24.72 Bn 380.80 Mn 41.50 Mn
7 Amkor Technology 19.80 Bn 17.99 Bn 239.03 Mn 381.64 Mn
8 Formfactor 11.45 Bn 11.15 Bn 86.79 Mn 15.19 Mn
9 ACM Research 7.71 Bn 7.32 Bn 107.24 Mn 13.18 Mn
10 Photronics 17.64 Mn -167.82 Mn 65.76 Mn -15.50 Mn

Historic Data

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May 3, 2026 -15.50 Mn
May 3, 2026 -15.50 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 47.64 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 47.64 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -108.42 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -108.42 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 106.93 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 106.93 Mn
May 4, 2025 2.75 Mn
May 4, 2025 2.75 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 10.91 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 10.91 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 121.78 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 121.78 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 1.29 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 1.29 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 6.24 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 6.24 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 1.63 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 1.63 Mn