Photronics (PLAB) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 34.17% in Q1 2026, up 201.06% quarter-over-quarter from 33.81% in Q4 2025, and up 1377.0% on a YoY basis from 2.31% in Q1 2025.

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

Photronics' FCF Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 34.17% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 1377.0% year-over-year to 34.17%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 10.82% (down 1927.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.02%, down 2253.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 34.17% for Q1 2026 at Photronics, up from 33.81% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 73.34% in Q4 2023 to a low of 33.81% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 25.76% across 5 years, with a median of 24.15% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Margin soared 4322 bps in 2022, then plunged 6629 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 58.18% in 2022, then increased by 26 bps to 73.34% in 2023, then plunged by 56 bps to 32.48% in 2024, then slumped by 204 bps to 33.81% in 2025, then surged by 201 bps to 34.17% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 34.17% (Q1 2026), 33.81% (Q4 2025), and 17.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (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 20.53%
3 Applied Materials 389.06 Bn 382.32 Bn 3.95 Bn 2.65%
4 Kla 280.01 Bn 275.05 Bn 2.09 Bn 18.22%
5 Teradyne 57.58 Bn 57.34 Bn 780.95 Mn 20.67%
6 Qnity Electronics 30.30 Bn 30.47 Bn 618.00 Mn 0.99%
7 Entegris 20.39 Bn 19.94 Bn 380.80 Mn 17.43%
8 Amkor Technology 17.53 Bn 15.72 Bn 239.03 Mn -14.04%
9 Onto Innovation 13.62 Bn 12.97 Bn 146.39 Mn 7.79%
10 Photronics 1.71 Bn 1.51 Bn 78.70 Mn 34.17%

Historic Data

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Feb 1, 2026 34.17%
Oct 31, 2025 -33.81%
Aug 3, 2025 17.28%
May 4, 2025 25.12%
Feb 2, 2025 20.40%
Oct 31, 2024 32.48%
Jul 28, 2024 61.25%
Apr 28, 2024 6.82%
Jan 28, 2024 18.43%
Oct 31, 2023 73.34%
Jul 30, 2023 28.90%
Apr 30, 2023 24.15%
Jan 29, 2023 -1.62%
Oct 31, 2022 58.18%
Jul 31, 2022 23.66%
May 1, 2022 28.16%
Jan 30, 2022 21.05%
Oct 31, 2021 20.55%
Aug 1, 2021 70.92%
May 2, 2021 -15.05%