Photronics (PLAB) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 34.97% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 35.01% in Q4 2025, and down 64.0% on a YoY basis from 97.13% in Q1 2025.

Photronics (PLAB) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Photronics' Gross Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 34.97% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 64.0% year-over-year to 34.97%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 35.14% (down 105.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 35.3%, down 114.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 34.97% for Q1 2026 at Photronics, roughly flat from 35.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 38.71% in Q3 2023 to a low of 31.54% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 36.16% across 5 years, with a median of 36.52% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin jumped 1157 bps in 2022, then tumbled 310 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 38.17% in 2022, then retreated by 2 bps to 37.32% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 36.97% in 2024, then declined by 5 bps to 35.01% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 34.97% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 34.97% (Q1 2026), 35.01% (Q4 2025), and 33.68% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 14,996,080.76 Bn 14,996,065.25 Bn 5.90 Bn 51.98%
2 Lam Research 409.52 Bn 404.77 Bn 2.91 Bn 49.83%
3 Applied Materials 389.06 Bn 382.32 Bn 3.95 Bn 49.90%
4 Kla 280.01 Bn 275.05 Bn 2.09 Bn 61.12%
5 Teradyne 57.58 Bn 57.34 Bn 780.95 Mn 60.89%
6 Qnity Electronics 30.30 Bn 30.47 Bn 618.00 Mn 47.00%
7 Entegris 20.39 Bn 19.94 Bn 380.80 Mn 46.90%
8 Amkor Technology 17.53 Bn 15.72 Bn 239.03 Mn 14.19%
9 Onto Innovation 13.62 Bn 12.97 Bn 146.39 Mn 50.14%
10 Photronics 1.71 Bn 1.51 Bn 78.70 Mn 34.97%

Historic Data

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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%
May 2, 2021 24.57%