Photronics (PLAB) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026)
Photronics (PLAB) posted FCF Margin of 0.59% for Q2 2026, down 97.34% on a QoQ basis from 22.05% in Q1 2026, and up 1438.0% year-over-year from 0.04% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Photronics (PLAB) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Photronics has reported FCF Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.59% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 1438.0% year-over-year to 0.59% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 11.19%, a 68.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.02%, down 803.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 0.59% for Q2 2026 at Photronics, down from 22.05% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Margin was 36.87% in Q3 2022, with the low at 13.79% in Q2 2025.
- Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 14.7%, with a median of 17.17% recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Margin jumped 2900 bps in 2022, then tumbled 3982 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 6.31% in 2022, then soared by 277 bps to 23.8% in 2023, then slumped by 53 bps to 11.3% in 2024, then decreased by 17 bps to 9.4% in 2025, then plunged by 94 bps to 0.59% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 0.59% (Q2 2026), 22.05% (Q1 2026), and 9.4% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entegris | 21.40 Bn | 21.04 Bn | 420.00 Mn | 13.24% |
| 2 | Axt | 4.01 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 21.37 Mn | - |
| 3 | Universal Display Corp \Pa\ | 3.89 Bn | 3.42 Bn | 115.37 Mn | 13.37% |
| 4 | Photronics | 1.68 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 65.76 Mn | 0.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | 0.59% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 22.05% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 9.40% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 11.99% |
| May 4, 2025 | -13.79% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 20.40% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 11.30% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 24.01% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 26.03% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | -0.83% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 23.80% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 28.90% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 24.15% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | -1.62% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 6.31% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 36.87% |
| May 1, 2022 | 13.95% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 21.05% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 11.52% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 21.15% |