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

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of $982000.0 in Q1 2026, up 185.24% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 61.23% on a YoY basis from $2.5 million in Q1 2025.

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

Photronics' Change in Inventory history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $982000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 61.23% year-over-year to $982000.0; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $3.4 million (down 62.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.9 million, down 19.69% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was $982000.0 for Q1 2026 at Photronics, up from -$1.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $7.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$6.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $757705.9 across 5 years, with a median of $982000.0 in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Change in Inventory plunged 1033.92% in 2022, then soared 719.32% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $3.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 208.87% to -$3.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 109.32% to $366000.0 in 2024, then plunged by 414.75% to -$1.2 million in 2025, then soared by 185.24% to $982000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $982000.0 (Q1 2026), -$1.2 million (Q4 2025), and $1.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (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 -
3 Applied Materials 389.06 Bn 382.32 Bn 3.95 Bn 319.00 Mn
4 Kla 280.01 Bn 275.05 Bn 2.09 Bn 159.14 Mn
5 Teradyne 57.58 Bn 57.34 Bn 780.95 Mn -20.83 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 30.30 Bn 30.47 Bn 618.00 Mn -
7 Entegris 20.39 Bn 19.94 Bn 380.80 Mn 15.30 Mn
8 Amkor Technology 17.53 Bn 15.72 Bn 239.03 Mn -
9 Onto Innovation 13.62 Bn 12.97 Bn 146.39 Mn -
10 Photronics 1.71 Bn 1.51 Bn 78.70 Mn 982,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 1, 2026 982,000.00
Feb 1, 2026 982,000.00
Oct 31, 2025 -1.15 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -1.15 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 1.40 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 1.40 Mn
May 4, 2025 2.16 Mn
May 4, 2025 2.16 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 2.53 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 2.53 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 366,000.00
Oct 31, 2024 366,000.00
Jul 28, 2024 1.38 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 1.38 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 4.82 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 4.82 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 -409,000.00
Jan 28, 2024 -409,000.00
Oct 31, 2023 -3.93 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -3.93 Mn