Photronics (PLAB) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Photronics (PLAB) posted Free Cash Flow of $1.2 million for Q2 2026, down 97.52% on a QoQ basis from $49.6 million in Q1 2026, and up 104.22% year-over-year from $601790.3 in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Photronics (PLAB) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Photronics has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.2 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 104.22% year-over-year to $1.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $96.3 million, a 7.06% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $59.7 million, down 54.28% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $1.2 million for Q2 2026 at Photronics, down from $49.6 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $81.1 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$29.1 million in Q2 2025.
- Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $31.9 million, with a median of $34.2 million recorded in 2022.
- The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 2495.68% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 151.51% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $13.3 million in 2022, then surged by 308.13% to $54.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 53.52% to $25.2 million in 2024, then slipped by 19.42% to $20.3 million in 2025, then sank by 93.94% to $1.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.2 million (Q2 2026), $49.6 million (Q1 2026), and $20.3 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entegris | 21.40 Bn | 21.04 Bn | 420.00 Mn | 116.90 Mn |
| 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 | 20.35 Mn |
| 4 | Photronics | 1.68 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 65.76 Mn | 1.23 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | 1.23 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 49.62 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 20.28 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 25.22 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | -29.10 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 43.27 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 25.16 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 50.66 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 56.49 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | -1.81 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 54.14 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 64.79 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 55.37 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | -3.42 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 13.27 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 81.10 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 28.53 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 39.96 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 20.88 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 36.09 Mn |