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Photronics (PLAB) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Photronics has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 17 years, most recently at $76.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 77.73% year-over-year to $76.9 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $93.3 million, down 64.07%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $59.7 million, 76.72% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 was $76.9 million at Photronics, up from -$72.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $166.8 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$72.9 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $55.8 million and a median of $53.0 million in 2025 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: surged 1267.11% in 2024 and later tumbled 200.87% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $122.3 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 36.37% to $166.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 56.65% to $72.3 million in 2024, then tumbled by 200.87% to -$72.9 million in 2025, then surged by 205.41% to $76.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for PLAB at $76.9 million in Q1 2026, -$72.9 million in Q4 2025, and $36.3 million in Q3 2025.