Growth Metrics

Photronics (PLAB) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) has 16 years of Gross Margin data on record, last reported at 34.97% in Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 64.0% year-over-year to 34.97%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 35.14%, down 105.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 35.3%, 114.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin reached 34.97% in Q1 2026 per PLAB's latest filing, roughly flat from 35.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 38.71% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 31.54% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 36.16%, with a median of 36.52% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Gross Margin: skyrocketed 1157bps in 2022, then tumbled -310bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 38.17% in 2022, then dropped by -2bps to 37.32% in 2023, then fell by -1bps to 36.97% in 2024, then decreased by -5bps to 35.01% in 2025, then dropped by 0bps to 34.97% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Gross Margin were 34.97% in Q1 2026, 35.01% in Q4 2025, and 33.68% in Q3 2025.