Photronics (PLAB) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)
Photronics (PLAB) posted Change in Inventory of $5.3 million for Q2 2026, up 436.46% on a QoQ basis from $982000.0 in Q1 2026, and up 143.78% year-over-year from $2.2 million in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Photronics (PLAB) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Photronics has reported Change in Inventory for 17 years, with the latest figure at $5.3 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 143.78% year-over-year to $5.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $6.5 million, a 0.88% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.9 million, down 19.69% from the prior year.
- Change in Inventory was $5.3 million for Q2 2026 at Photronics, up from $982000.0 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $7.0 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$6.7 million in Q3 2022.
- Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $1.0 million, with a median of $1.2 million recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Change in Inventory tumbled 1033.92% in 2022, then jumped 719.32% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $3.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 208.87% to -$3.9 million in 2023, then surged by 109.32% to $366000.0 in 2024, then tumbled by 414.75% to -$1.2 million in 2025, then soared by 557.29% to $5.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $5.3 million (Q2 2026), $982000.0 (Q1 2026), and -$1.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entegris | 21.40 Bn | 21.04 Bn | 420.00 Mn | 68.00 Mn |
| 2 | Axt | 4.01 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 21.37 Mn | - |
| 3 | Universal Display Corp \Pa\ | 3.89 Bn | 3.42 Bn | 115.37 Mn | 1.43 Mn |
| 4 | Photronics | 1.68 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 65.76 Mn | 5.27 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | 5.27 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 982,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -1.15 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 1.40 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 2.16 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 2.53 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 366,000.00 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 1.38 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 4.82 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | -409,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -3.93 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 788,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 3.61 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | -1.71 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 3.61 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -6.65 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | -1.94 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 7.02 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 2.09 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2021 | -2.81 Mn |