Photronics (PLAB) Net Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$31.8 million for Q2 2026, up 75.73% year-over-year from -$18.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 155.01% on a QoQ basis from $57.7 million in Q1 2026.

Photronics (PLAB) Net Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Photronics (PLAB) has reported Net Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with -$31.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Net Cash Flow rose 75.73% year-over-year to -$31.8 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$14.4 million (down 144.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$106.4 million, down 209.37% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at -$31.8 million for Q2 2026 at Photronics, down from $57.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Cash Flow was $82.7 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$130.8 million in Q2 2025.
  • Average Net Cash Flow over 5 years is $16.0 million, with a median of $33.8 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Net Cash Flow was 1911.99% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 6210.84% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Net Cash Flow stood at -$36.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 283.37% to $67.2 million in 2023, then retreated by 21.66% to $52.7 million in 2024, then tumbled by 57.18% to $22.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 240.81% to -$31.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$31.8 million, $57.7 million, and $22.6 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) NCF (Qtr)
1 Applied Materials 516.82 Bn 510.08 Bn 3.95 Bn -928.00 Mn
2 Lam Research 488.97 Bn 484.22 Bn 2.91 Bn -1.42 Bn
3 Kla 348.47 Bn 343.51 Bn 2.09 Bn -666.01 Mn
4 Teradyne 66.84 Bn 66.60 Bn 780.95 Mn -52.38 Mn
5 Qnity Electronics 32.19 Bn 32.35 Bn 618.00 Mn -47.00 Mn
6 Entegris 25.16 Bn 24.72 Bn 380.80 Mn 83.00 Mn
7 Amkor Technology 19.80 Bn 17.99 Bn 239.03 Mn -256.68 Mn
8 Formfactor 11.45 Bn 11.15 Bn 86.79 Mn 20.36 Mn
9 ACM Research 7.71 Bn 7.32 Bn 107.24 Mn 124.07 Mn
10 Photronics 17.64 Mn -167.82 Mn 65.76 Mn -31.75 Mn

Historic Data

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May 3, 2026 -31.75 Mn
May 3, 2026 -31.75 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 57.73 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 57.73 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 22.55 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 22.55 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 -62.91 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 -62.91 Mn
May 4, 2025 -130.83 Mn
May 4, 2025 -130.83 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 64.83 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 64.83 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 52.66 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 52.66 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 46.03 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 46.03 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 2.14 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 2.14 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 -3.58 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 -3.58 Mn