Growth Metrics

Photronics (PLAB) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Photronics has reported Gross Margin over the past 16 years, most recently at 34.97% for 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 for Q1 2026 was 34.97% at Photronics, roughly flat from 35.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 38.71% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 31.54% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 36.16% and a median of 36.52% in 2024 define the central range for Gross Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: skyrocketed 1157bps in 2022 and later tumbled -310bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 38.17% in 2022, then fell by -2bps to 37.32% in 2023, then decreased by -1bps to 36.97% in 2024, then dropped by -5bps to 35.01% in 2025, then fell by 0bps to 34.97% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for PLAB at 34.97% in Q1 2026, 35.01% in Q4 2025, and 33.68% in Q3 2025.