Photronics (PLAB) EBT Margin (2011 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 33.12% in Q1 2026, up 152.7% quarter-over-quarter from 62.84% in Q4 2025, and down 326.0% on a YoY basis from 14.65% in Q1 2025.

Photronics (PLAB) EBT Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Photronics' EBT Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 33.12% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 326.0% year-over-year to 33.12%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.88% (down 417.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.2%, down 112.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 33.12% for Q1 2026 at Photronics, up from 62.84% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 37.45% in Q4 2023 to a low of 78.89% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 10.28% across 5 years, with a median of 28.08% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBT Margin jumped 11634 bps in 2023, then tumbled 11492 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 78.89% in 2022, then jumped by 147 bps to 37.45% in 2023, then tumbled by 307 bps to 77.47% in 2024, then grew by 19 bps to 62.84% in 2025, then surged by 153 bps to 33.12% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 33.12% (Q1 2026), 62.84% (Q4 2025), and 18.41% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 14,996,080.76 Bn 14,996,065.25 Bn 5.90 Bn 51.98%
2 Lam Research 409.52 Bn 404.77 Bn 2.91 Bn 34.44%
3 Applied Materials 389.06 Bn 382.32 Bn 3.95 Bn 40.77%
4 Kla 280.01 Bn 275.05 Bn 2.09 Bn 41.49%
5 Teradyne 57.58 Bn 57.34 Bn 780.95 Mn 36.31%
6 Qnity Electronics 30.30 Bn 30.47 Bn 618.00 Mn 16.58%
7 Entegris 20.39 Bn 19.94 Bn 380.80 Mn 11.48%
8 Amkor Technology 17.53 Bn 15.72 Bn 239.03 Mn 5.72%
9 Onto Innovation 13.62 Bn 12.97 Bn 146.39 Mn 13.03%
10 Photronics 1.71 Bn 1.51 Bn 78.70 Mn 33.12%

Historic Data

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Feb 1, 2026 33.12%
Oct 31, 2025 -62.84%
Aug 3, 2025 18.41%
May 4, 2025 14.19%
Feb 2, 2025 36.37%
Oct 31, 2024 -77.47%
Jul 28, 2024 29.52%
Apr 28, 2024 35.29%
Jan 28, 2024 24.84%
Oct 31, 2023 37.45%
Jul 30, 2023 28.70%
Apr 30, 2023 35.16%
Jan 29, 2023 19.68%
Oct 31, 2022 -78.89%
Jul 31, 2022 30.63%
May 1, 2022 28.08%
Jan 30, 2022 22.60%
Oct 31, 2021 31.32%
Aug 1, 2021 18.87%
May 2, 2021 12.54%