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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.

  • Quarterly results put Free Cash Flow at $76.9 million for Q1 2026, up 77.73% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Feb 2026 was $93.3 million (down 64.07% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $59.7 million, down 76.72%.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 was $76.9 million at Photronics, up from -$72.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for PLAB hit a ceiling of $166.8 million in Q4 2023 and a floor of -$72.9 million in Q4 2025.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $53.0 million (2025), compared with a mean of $55.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 1267.11% in 2024 and later plummeted 200.87% in 2025.
  • Photronics' Free Cash Flow stood at $122.3 million in 2022, then soared by 36.37% to $166.8 million in 2023, then plummeted by 56.65% to $72.3 million in 2024, then plummeted by 200.87% to -$72.9 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 205.41% to $76.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $76.9 million (Q1 2026), -$72.9 million (Q4 2025), and $36.3 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.