Photronics (PLAB) EBIT Margin (2011 - 2026)
Photronics' EBIT Margin was 21.06% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 1.83 percentage points from 22.89% a year earlier but up 0.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Photronics (PLAB) EBIT Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Photronics' EBIT Margin was 22.46% through Aug 2, 2026, down 2.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 24.51%, down 1.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +14.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBIT Margin was 25.55% in FY2024 (-2.81 pp), 28.37% in FY2023 (+2.67 pp), 25.69% in FY2022 (+11.45 pp) and 14.25% in FY2021 (+3.76 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between 18.49% (fiscal Q4 2021) and 29.24% (fiscal Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 12.38 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 6.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAB's EBIT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 20.09% (Q2 2026), 24.37% (Q1 2026) and 24.15% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,235.65 Bn | 5,009.82 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,206.84 Bn | 1,831.70 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 60.34% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,595.23 Bn | 1,521.27 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,011.16 Bn | 916.79 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 80.68% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 874.75 Bn | 831.50 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 17.25% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 634.65 Bn | 590.34 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 469.01 Bn | 338.14 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 11.14% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 331.52 Bn | 308.31 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 321.88 Bn | 287.32 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.67 Bn | -868.63 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 21.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 21.06% |
| May 3, 2026 | 20.09% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 24.37% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 24.15% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 22.89% |
| May 4, 2025 | 26.41% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 24.60% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 25.08% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 24.72% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 25.83% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 26.57% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 28.48% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 29.11% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 29.24% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 26.51% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 28.79% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 28.97% |
| May 1, 2022 | 24.16% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 20.12% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 18.49% |
API Access
Photronics EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "PLAB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();