Photronics (PLAB) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly Change in Cash of $51.8 million in Q1 2026, up 309.58% quarter-over-quarter from $12.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 18.75% on a YoY basis from $43.6 million in Q1 2025.

Photronics (PLAB) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Photronics' Change in Cash history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $51.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Cash rose 18.75% year-over-year to $51.8 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$97.9 million (down 173.34% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$106.1 million, down 206.8% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash was $51.8 million for Q1 2026 at Photronics, up from $12.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $80.9 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$111.3 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged $15.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $32.5 million in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Change in Cash was 58725.0% in 2022; the steepest drop was 834.08% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Cash shows it stood at -$61.4 million in 2022, then soared by 182.67% to $50.7 million in 2023, then rose by 20.74% to $61.2 million in 2024, then slumped by 79.34% to $12.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 309.58% to $51.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at $51.8 million (Q1 2026), $12.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$51.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (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 -1.43 Bn
3 Applied Materials 389.06 Bn 382.32 Bn 3.95 Bn -928.00 Mn
4 Kla 280.01 Bn 275.05 Bn 2.09 Bn -665.11 Mn
5 Teradyne 57.58 Bn 57.34 Bn 780.95 Mn -51.81 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 30.30 Bn 30.47 Bn 618.00 Mn -58.00 Mn
7 Entegris 20.39 Bn 19.94 Bn 380.80 Mn 82.30 Mn
8 Amkor Technology 17.53 Bn 15.72 Bn 239.03 Mn -256.96 Mn
9 Onto Innovation 13.62 Bn 12.97 Bn 146.39 Mn -93.87 Mn
10 Photronics 1.71 Bn 1.51 Bn 78.70 Mn 51.81 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 1, 2026 51.81 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 12.65 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 -51.08 Mn
May 4, 2025 -111.33 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 43.63 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 61.24 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 43.41 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 -14.72 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 9.45 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 50.72 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 80.94 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 32.50 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 15.30 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 -61.36 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 51.50 Mn
May 1, 2022 15.07 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 37.52 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -6.57 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 27.28 Mn
May 2, 2021 -22.57 Mn