Photronics (PLAB) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026)
Photronics (PLAB) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 31.32% for Q2 2026, down 560.0% year-over-year from 6.81% in Q2 2025, and down 10.43% quarter-over-quarter from 34.97% in Q1 2026.
Photronics (PLAB) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Photronics' Gross Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 31.32% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 560.0% year-over-year to 31.32%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 33.77% (down 251.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 35.3%, down 114.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 31.32%, down from 34.97% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 38.71% in Q3 2023, with the low at 31.32% in Q2 2026.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 36.28% (2023), against an average of 35.89%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Gross Margin soared 1157 bps in 2022, then plunged 560 bps in 2026.
- Photronics' Gross Margin stood at 38.17% in 2022, then fell by 2 bps to 37.32% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 36.97% in 2024, then dropped by 5 bps to 35.01% in 2025, then fell by 11 bps to 31.32% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLAB's Gross Margin at 31.32% in Q2 2026, 34.97% in Q1 2026, and 35.01% in Q4 2025.
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| 9 | Amkor Technology | 12.45 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 318.59 Mn | 16.79% |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.77 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 65.76 Mn | 31.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | 31.32% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 34.97% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 35.01% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 33.68% |
| May 4, 2025 | 36.92% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 35.61% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 36.97% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 35.61% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 36.52% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 36.64% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 37.32% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 38.71% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 38.55% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 36.04% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 38.17% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 38.13% |
| May 1, 2022 | 34.34% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 31.54% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 28.65% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 26.56% |