Photronics PLAB
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As of: Sep 11, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Photronics (PLAB) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.53 for Q4 2020, down 25.89% on a QoQ basis from 0.71 in Q4 2019, and down 25.89% year-over-year from 0.71 in Q4 2019.

Analysis

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

Photronics has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 9 years, with the latest figure at 0.53 in Q4 2020.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 25.89% year-over-year to 0.53 in Q4 2020; TTM through Oct 2020 was 0.22, a 154.59% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2021 full-year figure at 0.23, up 2.99% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.53 for Q4 2020 at Photronics, down from 0.71 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.53 in Q2 2017, with the low at 0.31 in Q2 2018.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.4, with a median of 0.14 recorded in 2017.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 64592.29% in 2018 against a maximum downside of 120.47% in 2018.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.0 in 2016, then surged by 743.86% to 0.0 in 2017, then surged by 10079.05% to 0.28 in 2018, then surged by 150.75% to 0.71 in 2019, then decreased by 25.89% to 0.53 in 2020.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.53 (Q4 2020), 0.71 (Q4 2019), and 0.21 (Q1 2019), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Entegris 21.40 Bn 21.04 Bn 420.00 Mn 0.13
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 1.14
4 Photronics 1.68 Bn 1.05 Bn 65.76 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Oct 31, 2020 0.53
Oct 31, 2019 0.71
Jan 27, 2019 -0.21
Jul 29, 2018 0.28
Apr 29, 2018 -0.31
Oct 29, 2017 0.00
Jul 30, 2017 0.00
Apr 30, 2017 1.53
Oct 30, 2016 0.00
May 1, 2016 1.42
May 4, 2014 -0.10
Feb 2, 2014 -0.08
Nov 3, 2013 0.05
Jan 27, 2013 1.80
Oct 28, 2012 0.20
Jul 29, 2012 0.20
Apr 29, 2012 -0.32
Jan 29, 2012 0.06
Oct 30, 2011 0.73
May 1, 2011 1.50