Photronics (PLAB) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$40.3 million in Q1 2026, up 38.32% quarter-over-quarter from -$65.3 million in Q4 2025, and down 688.4% on a YoY basis from $6.8 million in Q1 2025.

Photronics (PLAB) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Photronics' Cash from Investing Activities history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$40.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 688.4% year-over-year to -$40.3 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$286.0 million (down 166.3% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$238.9 million, down 52.69% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$40.3 million for Q1 2026 at Photronics, up from -$65.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $6.8 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$102.6 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$40.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$32.1 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities plunged 1286.42% in 2024, then soared 116.21% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$102.6 million in 2022, then soared by 63.65% to -$37.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 61.39% to -$14.4 million in 2024, then sank by 353.25% to -$65.3 million in 2025, then soared by 38.32% to -$40.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$40.3 million (Q1 2026), -$65.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$92.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (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 -334.58 Mn
3 Applied Materials 389.06 Bn 382.32 Bn 3.95 Bn -959.00 Mn
4 Kla 280.01 Bn 275.05 Bn 2.09 Bn -494.31 Mn
5 Teradyne 57.58 Bn 57.34 Bn 780.95 Mn -67.29 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 30.30 Bn 30.47 Bn 618.00 Mn -123.00 Mn
7 Entegris 20.39 Bn 19.94 Bn 380.80 Mn -38.40 Mn
8 Amkor Technology 17.53 Bn 15.72 Bn 239.03 Mn -334.72 Mn
9 Onto Innovation 13.62 Bn 12.97 Bn 146.39 Mn -112.61 Mn
10 Photronics 1.71 Bn 1.51 Bn 78.70 Mn -40.28 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 1, 2026 -40.28 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 -40.28 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -65.30 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -65.30 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 -92.75 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 -92.75 Mn
May 4, 2025 -87.69 Mn
May 4, 2025 -87.69 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 6.85 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 6.85 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -14.41 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -14.41 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 -27.35 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 -27.35 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 -72.49 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 -72.49 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 -42.22 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 -42.22 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -37.31 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -37.31 Mn