Photronics (PLAB) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026)
Photronics' Cash & Current Investments came in at $672.81 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 16.8% from $575.8 million a year earlier and up 5.5% from the prior quarter.
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Photronics (PLAB) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Photronics' Cash & Current Investments was $588.17 million, down 8.2% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Cash & Current Investments was $640.67 million in FY2024 (+25.1%), $512.21 million in FY2023 (+41.8%), $361.23 million in FY2022 (+30.6%) and $276.67 million in FY2021 (-0.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Current Investments over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 41.8%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 8.2%).
- Business Quant data shows PLAB's Cash & Current Investments at $637.67 million (Q2 2026), $636.87 million (Q1 2026) and $588.17 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,109.17 Bn | 4,883.33 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 65.23 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,161.49 Bn | 1,786.35 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 104.53 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,533.75 Bn | 1,459.79 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 23.98 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 989.15 Bn | 894.78 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 43.43 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 840.45 Bn | 797.19 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 13.11 Bn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 609.94 Bn | 565.63 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 15.65 Bn |
| 7 | Intel | 442.11 Bn | 311.24 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 29.73 Bn |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 298.82 Bn | 264.26 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 9.23 Bn |
| 9 | Lam Research | 287.79 Bn | 263.84 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 7.44 Bn |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.64 Bn | -897.72 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 672.81 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 672.81 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 637.67 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 636.87 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 588.17 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 575.80 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 558.41 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 642.20 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 640.67 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 606.38 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 559.86 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 521.51 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 512.21 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 475.80 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 412.92 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 373.99 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 361.23 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 380.83 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 329.28 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 314.20 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 276.67 Mn |
API Access
Photronics Cash & Current Investments 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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();