Photronics (PLAB) Net Margin (2011 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 26.74% in Q1 2026, up 138.43% quarter-over-quarter from 69.57% in Q4 2025, and down 72.0% on a YoY basis from 95.49% in Q1 2025.

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

Photronics' Net Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 26.74% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 72.0% year-over-year to 26.74%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 4.24% (down 127.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.53%, up 64.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 26.74% for Q1 2026 at Photronics, up from 69.57% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 28.53% in Q4 2023 to a low of 86.15% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 3.28% across 5 years, with a median of 21.04% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Net Margin surged 11468 bps in 2023, then plunged 11317 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 86.15% in 2022, then surged by 133 bps to 28.53% in 2023, then tumbled by 397 bps to 84.64% in 2024, then gained by 18 bps to 69.57% in 2025, then soared by 138 bps to 26.74% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 26.74% (Q1 2026), 69.57% (Q4 2025), and 13.85% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net 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 31.25%
3 Applied Materials 389.06 Bn 382.32 Bn 3.95 Bn 35.47%
4 Kla 280.01 Bn 275.05 Bn 2.09 Bn 35.17%
5 Teradyne 57.58 Bn 57.34 Bn 780.95 Mn 31.46%
6 Qnity Electronics 30.30 Bn 30.47 Bn 618.00 Mn 11.48%
7 Entegris 20.39 Bn 19.94 Bn 380.80 Mn 11.36%
8 Amkor Technology 17.53 Bn 15.72 Bn 239.03 Mn 4.99%
9 Onto Innovation 13.62 Bn 12.97 Bn 146.39 Mn 11.56%
10 Photronics 1.71 Bn 1.51 Bn 78.70 Mn 26.74%

Historic Data

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Feb 1, 2026 26.74%
Oct 31, 2025 -69.57%
Aug 3, 2025 13.85%
May 4, 2025 11.48%
Feb 2, 2025 27.46%
Oct 31, 2024 -84.64%
Jul 28, 2024 22.83%
Apr 28, 2024 25.98%
Jan 28, 2024 18.07%
Oct 31, 2023 28.53%
Jul 30, 2023 21.52%
Apr 30, 2023 25.85%
Jan 29, 2023 13.71%
Oct 31, 2022 -86.15%
Jul 31, 2022 22.38%
May 1, 2022 21.04%
Jan 30, 2022 16.71%
Oct 31, 2021 25.36%
Aug 1, 2021 14.27%
May 2, 2021 10.22%