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% on a QoQ basis from 34.97% in Q1 2026.

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

Photronics (PLAB) has reported Gross Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 31.32% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 31.32% for Q2 2026 at Photronics, 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.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 35.89%, with a median of 36.28% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 1157 bps in 2022 and slumped 560 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 38.17% in 2022, then dropped by 2 bps to 37.32% in 2023, then fell by 1 bps to 36.97% in 2024, then decreased by 5 bps to 35.01% in 2025, then dropped by 11 bps to 31.32% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 31.32%, 34.97%, and 35.01% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Applied Materials 516.82 Bn 510.08 Bn 3.95 Bn 49.90%
2 Lam Research 488.97 Bn 484.22 Bn 2.91 Bn 49.83%
3 Kla 348.47 Bn 343.51 Bn 2.09 Bn 61.12%
4 Teradyne 66.84 Bn 66.60 Bn 780.95 Mn 60.89%
5 Qnity Electronics 32.19 Bn 32.35 Bn 618.00 Mn 47.00%
6 Entegris 25.16 Bn 24.72 Bn 380.80 Mn 46.90%
7 Amkor Technology 19.80 Bn 17.99 Bn 239.03 Mn 14.19%
8 Formfactor 11.45 Bn 11.15 Bn 86.79 Mn 38.38%
9 ACM Research 7.71 Bn 7.32 Bn 107.24 Mn 46.37%
10 Photronics 17.64 Mn -167.82 Mn 65.76 Mn 31.32%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%