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% year-over-year 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.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 11.49% year-over-year to -$77.6 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$275.9 million (down 125.06% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$238.9 million, down 52.69% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$77.6 million for Q2 2026 at Photronics, down from -$40.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was $6.8 million in Q1 2025, with the low at -$102.6 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$42.4 million, with a median of -$34.7 million recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities sank 1286.42% in 2024 and soared 116.21% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities 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 slumped by 353.25% to -$65.3 million in 2025, then fell 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 (Qtr)
1 Applied Materials 516.82 Bn 510.08 Bn 3.95 Bn -959.00 Mn
2 Lam Research 488.97 Bn 484.22 Bn 2.91 Bn -334.58 Mn
3 Kla 348.47 Bn 343.51 Bn 2.09 Bn -494.31 Mn
4 Teradyne 66.84 Bn 66.60 Bn 780.95 Mn -67.29 Mn
5 Qnity Electronics 32.19 Bn 32.35 Bn 618.00 Mn -123.00 Mn
6 Entegris 25.16 Bn 24.72 Bn 380.80 Mn -38.40 Mn
7 Amkor Technology 19.80 Bn 17.99 Bn 239.03 Mn -334.72 Mn
8 Formfactor 11.45 Bn 11.15 Bn 86.79 Mn -23.41 Mn
9 ACM Research 7.71 Bn 7.32 Bn 107.24 Mn -9.79 Mn
10 Photronics 17.64 Mn -167.82 Mn 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