Growth Metrics

Photronics (PLAB) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Photronics has reported Change in Inventory over the past 17 years, most recently at $982000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Change in Inventory at $982000.0 for Q1 2026, down 61.23% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was $3.4 million (down 62.72% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $4.9 million, down 19.69%.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was $982000.0 at Photronics, up from -$1.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for PLAB hit a ceiling of $7.0 million in Q1 2022 and a floor of -$6.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • Median Change in Inventory over the past 5 years was $982000.0 (2026), compared with a mean of $757705.9.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: plummeted 1033.92% in 2022 and later surged 719.32% in 2025.
  • Photronics' Change in Inventory stood at $3.6 million in 2022, then plummeted by 208.87% to -$3.9 million in 2023, then surged by 109.32% to $366000.0 in 2024, then crashed by 414.75% to -$1.2 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 185.24% to $982000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Change in Inventory were $982000.0 (Q1 2026), -$1.2 million (Q4 2025), and $1.4 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.