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

Photronics (PLAB) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$77.6 million for Q2 2026, up 11.49% on a YoY basis from -$69.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 92.71% on a QoQ basis from -$40.3 million in Q1 2026.

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

Photronics (PLAB) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 17 consecutive years, with -$77.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q2 2026 came in at -$77.6 million, up 11.49% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was -$275.9 million (down 125.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$238.9 million, down 52.69% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities retreated to -$77.6 million in Q2 2026, from -$40.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $6.8 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$102.6 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$42.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$34.7 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities slumped 1286.42% in 2024, then jumped 116.21% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$102.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 63.65% to -$37.3 million in 2023, then surged by 61.39% to -$14.4 million in 2024, then tumbled by 353.25% to -$65.3 million in 2025, then retreated by 18.86% to -$77.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$77.6 million, -$40.3 million, and -$65.3 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 636.08 Bn 620.57 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Applied Materials 406.04 Bn 399.30 Bn 3.95 Bn -959.00 Mn
3 Lam Research 369.24 Bn 364.49 Bn 2.91 Bn -334.58 Mn
4 Kla 240.65 Bn 238.86 Bn 2.09 Bn -494.31 Mn
5 Teradyne 58.07 Bn 57.82 Bn 780.95 Mn -67.29 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 27.70 Bn 26.85 Bn 618.00 Mn -123.00 Mn
7 Entegris 18.25 Bn 17.80 Bn 380.80 Mn -38.40 Mn
8 Onto Innovation 12.83 Bn 12.17 Bn 146.39 Mn -112.61 Mn
9 Amkor Technology 12.41 Bn 9.90 Bn 318.59 Mn -672.99 Mn
10 Photronics 1.76 Bn 1.13 Bn 65.76 Mn -77.61 Mn

Historic Data

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May 3, 2026 -77.61 Mn
May 3, 2026 -77.61 Mn
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