Growth Metrics

Photronics (PLAB) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Photronics has reported Capital Expenditures over the past 17 years, most recently at $20.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 42.16% year-over-year to $20.4 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $173.3 million, up 346.77%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $188.1 million, 3506.23% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 was $20.4 million at Photronics, down from $160.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $160.8 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$60.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $13.9 million and a median of $19.2 million in 2022 define the central range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Capital Expenditures: crashed 10186.89% in 2022 and later surged 4174.28% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at -$43.1 million in 2022, then crashed by 39.78% to -$60.2 million in 2023, then soared by 93.45% to -$3.9 million in 2024, then surged by 4174.28% to $160.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 87.34% to $20.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Capital Expenditures for PLAB at $20.4 million in Q1 2026, $160.8 million in Q4 2025, and $13.7 million in Q3 2025.