Photronics (PLAB) Net Margin (2011 - 2026)
Photronics' Net Margin came in at 13.38% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 2.50 percentage points from 10.88% a year earlier but down 1.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Photronics (PLAB) Net Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 2, 2026, Photronics reported Net Margin of 19.04%, up 6.38 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 16.06%, up 0.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin carries a five-year change of +10.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Net Margin was 15.07% in FY2024 (+1.01 pp), 14.07% in FY2023 (-0.34 pp), 14.41% in FY2022 (+6.05 pp) and 8.35% in FY2021 (+2.81 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Net Margin is 4.20% (fiscal Q2 2025) to 28.64% (fiscal Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Net Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.42 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 13.43 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 12.51 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PLAB's Net Margin at 14.97% (Q2 2026), 19.08% (Q1 2026) and 28.64% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,235.65 Bn | 5,009.82 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 62.03% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,206.84 Bn | 1,831.70 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 55.62% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,595.23 Bn | 1,521.27 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 44.23% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,011.16 Bn | 916.79 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 69.52% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 874.75 Bn | 831.50 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 19.91% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 634.65 Bn | 590.34 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 29.12% |
| 7 | Intel | 469.01 Bn | 338.14 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -68.41% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 331.52 Bn | 308.31 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 33.88% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 321.88 Bn | 287.32 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 27.84% |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.67 Bn | -868.63 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 13.38% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 13.38% |
| May 3, 2026 | 14.97% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 19.08% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 28.64% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 10.88% |
| May 4, 2025 | 4.20% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 20.20% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 15.21% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 16.30% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 16.71% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 12.10% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 19.61% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 12.02% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 17.41% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 6.63% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 17.63% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 14.20% |
| May 1, 2022 | 13.41% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 12.15% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.93% |
Photronics Net Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "PLAB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();