Photronics PLAB
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$30.51 -0.01 (-0.03%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Photronics (PLAB) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2020)

Photronics (PLAB) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.18 for Q4 2020, down 74.3% year-over-year from 0.71 in Q4 2019, and down 74.3% quarter-over-quarter from 0.71 in Q4 2019.

Photronics (PLAB) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Photronics' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.18 for Q4 2020.

  • In Q4 2020, FCF Payout Ratio fell 74.3% year-over-year to 0.18; the TTM figure through Oct 2020 stood at 0.12 (up 130.34% YoY), while the FY2021 annual figure was 0.23, up 85.34% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2020 stood at 0.18, down from 0.71 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 2.77 in Q2 2017, with the low at 1.63 in Q3 2018.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.18 (2020), against an average of 0.44.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2018: FCF Payout Ratio soared 94.78% in 2017, then sank 68448.65% in 2018.
  • Photronics' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.0 in 2016, then plunged by 364.53% to 0.0 in 2017, then plunged by 68448.65% to 1.63 in 2018, then jumped by 143.58% to 0.71 in 2019, then plunged by 74.3% to 0.18 in 2020.
  • Business Quant data shows PLAB's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.18 in Q4 2020, 0.71 in Q4 2019, and 0.52 in Q1 2019.

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7 Entegris 21.93 Bn 21.58 Bn 420.00 Mn 0.13
8 Onto Innovation 14.50 Bn 12.61 Bn 183.25 Mn -
9 Amkor Technology 12.45 Bn 9.94 Bn 318.59 Mn -0.29
10 Photronics 1.77 Bn 1.14 Bn 65.76 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Oct 31, 2020 0.18
Oct 31, 2019 0.71
Jan 27, 2019 -0.52
Jul 29, 2018 -1.63
Apr 29, 2018 1.06
Jul 30, 2017 0.00
Apr 30, 2017 2.77
Oct 30, 2016 0.00
May 1, 2016 1.42
May 4, 2014 -0.10
Feb 2, 2014 -0.08
Nov 3, 2013 -0.17
Apr 28, 2013 0.00
Jan 27, 2013 1.34
Oct 28, 2012 0.17
Jul 29, 2012 0.04
Apr 29, 2012 -0.23
Jan 29, 2012 0.04
Oct 30, 2011 -0.22
May 1, 2011 0.09