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

Photronics (PLAB) posted quarterly Change in Cash of -$32.6 million for Q2 2026, up 70.75% year-over-year from -$19.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 162.84% on a QoQ basis from $51.8 million in Q1 2026.

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

Photronics (PLAB) has reported Change in Cash for 17 consecutive years, with -$32.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Cash rose 70.75% year-over-year to -$32.6 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$19.2 million (down 151.91% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$106.1 million, down 206.8% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash came in at -$32.6 million for Q2 2026 at Photronics, down from $51.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Cash was $80.9 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$111.3 million in Q2 2025.
  • Average Change in Cash over 5 years is $13.0 million, with a median of $23.9 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Change in Cash was 58725.0% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 834.08% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Change in Cash stood at -$61.4 million in 2022, then soared by 182.67% to $50.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 20.74% to $61.2 million in 2024, then tumbled by 79.34% to $12.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 357.4% to -$32.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered -$32.6 million, $51.8 million, and $12.6 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Applied Materials 516.82 Bn 510.08 Bn 3.95 Bn -928.00 Mn
2 Lam Research 488.97 Bn 484.22 Bn 2.91 Bn -1.43 Bn
3 Kla 348.47 Bn 343.51 Bn 2.09 Bn -665.11 Mn
4 Teradyne 66.84 Bn 66.60 Bn 780.95 Mn -51.81 Mn
5 Qnity Electronics 32.19 Bn 32.35 Bn 618.00 Mn -58.00 Mn
6 Entegris 25.16 Bn 24.72 Bn 380.80 Mn 82.30 Mn
7 Amkor Technology 19.80 Bn 17.99 Bn 239.03 Mn -256.96 Mn
8 Formfactor 11.45 Bn 11.15 Bn 86.79 Mn 19.40 Mn
9 ACM Research 7.71 Bn 7.32 Bn 107.24 Mn 128.17 Mn
10 Photronics 17.64 Mn -167.82 Mn 65.76 Mn -32.56 Mn

Historic Data

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May 3, 2026 -32.56 Mn
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