Photronics (PLAB) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $23.9 million in Q1 2026, up 3.07% quarter-over-quarter from $23.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 2.32% on a YoY basis from $23.4 million in Q1 2025.

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

Photronics' Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $23.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 2.32% year-over-year to $23.9 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $92.0 million (down 4.13% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $91.4 million, down 3.08% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $23.9 million for Q1 2026 at Photronics, up from $23.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $26.3 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $19.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $22.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $21.8 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses jumped 30.83% in 2024, then fell 11.81% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $19.7 million in 2022, then advanced by 1.88% to $20.1 million in 2023, then surged by 30.83% to $26.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 11.81% to $23.2 million in 2025, then advanced by 3.07% to $23.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $23.9 million (Q1 2026), $23.2 million (Q4 2025), and $22.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 14,963,355.55 Bn 14,963,340.04 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Lam Research 408.02 Bn 403.27 Bn 2.91 Bn 863.51 Mn
3 Applied Materials 391.00 Bn 384.25 Bn 3.95 Bn 1.42 Bn
4 Kla 277.01 Bn 272.05 Bn 2.09 Bn 679.90 Mn
5 Teradyne 58.18 Bn 57.94 Bn 780.95 Mn 307.95 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 30.25 Bn 30.41 Bn 618.00 Mn 267.00 Mn
7 Entegris 20.20 Bn 19.76 Bn 380.80 Mn 192.90 Mn
8 Amkor Technology 16.87 Bn 15.05 Bn 239.03 Mn 138.75 Mn
9 Onto Innovation 13.38 Bn 12.72 Bn 146.39 Mn 112.88 Mn
10 Photronics 1.73 Bn 1.53 Bn 78.70 Mn 23.90 Mn

Historic Data

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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
May 2, 2021 18.44 Mn