Photronics PLAB
NASDAQ PLAB
$28.99 +0.61 (+2.15%)
As of: Sep 11, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Photronics (PLAB) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) posted Operating Expenses of $23.6 million for Q2 2026, down 1.34% on a QoQ basis from $23.9 million in Q1 2026, and up 6.26% year-over-year from $22.2 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Photronics (PLAB) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Photronics has reported Operating Expenses for 16 years, with the latest figure at $23.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 6.26% year-over-year to $23.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $93.4 million, a 1.55% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $91.4 million, down 3.08% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $23.6 million for Q2 2026 at Photronics, down from $23.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $26.3 million in Q4 2024, with the low at $19.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $22.1 million, with a median of $22.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses surged 30.83% in 2024, then retreated 11.81% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $19.7 million in 2022, then climbed by 1.88% to $20.1 million in 2023, then soared by 30.83% to $26.3 million in 2024, then dropped by 11.81% to $23.2 million in 2025, then climbed by 1.69% to $23.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $23.6 million (Q2 2026), $23.9 million (Q1 2026), and $23.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Entegris 21.40 Bn 21.04 Bn 420.00 Mn 209.30 Mn
2 Axt 4.01 Bn 3.23 Bn 21.37 Mn 10.94 Mn
3 Universal Display Corp \Pa\ 3.89 Bn 3.42 Bn 115.37 Mn 61.72 Mn
4 Photronics 1.68 Bn 1.05 Bn 65.76 Mn 23.58 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
May 3, 2026 23.58 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 23.90 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 23.19 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 22.69 Mn
May 4, 2025 22.19 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 23.36 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 26.29 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 22.99 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 23.29 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 21.77 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 20.10 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 21.54 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 21.36 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 20.12 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 19.73 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 20.11 Mn
May 1, 2022 20.82 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 21.67 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 18.42 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 20.39 Mn