Photronics (PLAB) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of $20.4 million in Q1 2026, down 87.34% quarter-over-quarter from $160.8 million in Q4 2025, and down 42.16% on a YoY basis from $35.2 million in Q1 2025.

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

Photronics' Capital Expenditures history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $20.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 42.16% year-over-year to $20.4 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $173.3 million (up 346.77% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $188.1 million, up 3506.23% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $20.4 million for Q1 2026 at Photronics, down from $160.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $160.8 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$60.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $13.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $19.2 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Capital Expenditures plunged 10186.89% in 2022, then surged 4174.28% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at -$43.1 million in 2022, then sank by 39.78% to -$60.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 93.45% to -$3.9 million in 2024, then soared by 4174.28% to $160.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 87.34% to $20.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $20.4 million (Q1 2026), $160.8 million (Q4 2025), and $13.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 14,996,080.76 Bn 14,996,065.25 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Lam Research 409.52 Bn 404.77 Bn 2.91 Bn -57.88 Mn
3 Applied Materials 389.06 Bn 382.32 Bn 3.95 Bn 635.00 Mn
4 Kla 280.01 Bn 275.05 Bn 2.09 Bn 85.19 Mn
5 Teradyne 57.58 Bn 57.34 Bn 780.95 Mn -
6 Qnity Electronics 30.30 Bn 30.47 Bn 618.00 Mn 122.00 Mn
7 Entegris 20.39 Bn 19.94 Bn 380.80 Mn 41.50 Mn
8 Amkor Technology 17.53 Bn 15.72 Bn 239.03 Mn 381.64 Mn
9 Onto Innovation 13.62 Bn 12.97 Bn 146.39 Mn 3.59 Mn
10 Photronics 1.71 Bn 1.51 Bn 78.70 Mn 20.36 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 1, 2026 20.36 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 20.36 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 160.77 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 160.77 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 13.71 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 13.71 Mn
May 4, 2025 -21.54 Mn
May 4, 2025 -21.54 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 35.20 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 35.20 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -3.95 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -3.95 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 -54.15 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 -54.15 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 61.68 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 61.68 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 1.63 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 1.63 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -60.21 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -60.21 Mn