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.

  • Quarterly results put Capital Expenditures at $20.4 million for Q1 2026, down 42.16% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was $173.3 million (up 346.77% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $188.1 million, up 3506.23%.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 was $20.4 million at Photronics, down from $160.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Capital Expenditures for PLAB hit a ceiling of $160.8 million in Q4 2025 and a floor of -$60.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • Median Capital Expenditures over the past 5 years was $19.2 million (2022), compared with a mean of $13.9 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Capital Expenditures: tumbled 10186.89% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 4174.28% in 2025.
  • Photronics' Capital Expenditures stood at -$43.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 39.78% to -$60.2 million in 2023, then surged by 93.45% to -$3.9 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 4174.28% to $160.8 million in 2025, then plummeted by 87.34% to $20.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Capital Expenditures were $20.4 million (Q1 2026), $160.8 million (Q4 2025), and $13.7 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.