Photronics (PLAB) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 29.79% for Q2 2026, up 1618.0% year-over-year from 1.73% in Q2 2025, and up 35.11% on a QoQ basis from 22.05% in Q1 2026.

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

Photronics (PLAB) has reported FCF Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 29.79% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Margin rose 1618.0% year-over-year to 29.79%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 29.21% (up 1559.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 27.74%, up 1269.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 29.79% for Q2 2026 at Photronics, up from 22.05% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 90.95% in Q4 2025, with the low at 27.03% in Q3 2025.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 26.69%, with a median of 25.53% recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin slumped 7261 bps in 2024 and surged 11494 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 58.18% in 2022, then slipped by 16 bps to 48.62% in 2023, then sank by 149 bps to 23.99% in 2024, then surged by 479 bps to 90.95% in 2025, then slumped by 67 bps to 29.79% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 29.79%, 22.05%, and 90.95% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Applied Materials 516.82 Bn 510.08 Bn 3.95 Bn 2.65%
2 Lam Research 488.97 Bn 484.22 Bn 2.91 Bn 20.53%
3 Kla 348.47 Bn 343.51 Bn 2.09 Bn 18.22%
4 Teradyne 66.84 Bn 66.60 Bn 780.95 Mn 20.67%
5 Qnity Electronics 32.19 Bn 32.35 Bn 618.00 Mn 0.99%
6 Entegris 25.16 Bn 24.72 Bn 380.80 Mn 17.43%
7 Amkor Technology 19.80 Bn 17.99 Bn 239.03 Mn -14.04%
8 Formfactor 11.45 Bn 11.15 Bn 86.79 Mn 13.16%
9 ACM Research 7.71 Bn 7.32 Bn 107.24 Mn -18.47%
10 Photronics 17.64 Mn -167.82 Mn 65.76 Mn 29.79%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 3, 2026 29.79%
Feb 1, 2026 22.05%
Oct 31, 2025 90.95%
Aug 3, 2025 -27.03%
May 4, 2025 13.61%
Feb 2, 2025 31.84%
Oct 31, 2024 -23.99%
Jul 28, 2024 34.97%
Apr 28, 2024 32.37%
Jan 28, 2024 18.43%
Oct 31, 2023 48.62%
Jul 30, 2023 53.98%
Apr 30, 2023 15.83%
Jan 29, 2023 7.41%
Oct 31, 2022 58.18%
Jul 31, 2022 23.66%
May 1, 2022 22.26%
Jan 30, 2022 27.41%
Oct 31, 2021 -35.33%
Aug 1, 2021 39.87%