Photronics PLAB
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$30.51 -0.01 (-0.03%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Photronics (PLAB) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

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

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

Photronics' Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $23.6 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 6.26% year-over-year to $23.6 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $93.4 million (down 1.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $91.4 million, down 3.08% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $23.6 million, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $22.0 million (2024), against an average of $22.1 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses soared 30.83% in 2024, then declined 11.81% in 2025.
  • Photronics' Operating Expenses stood at $19.7 million in 2022, then gained by 1.88% to $20.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 30.83% to $26.3 million in 2024, then decreased by 11.81% to $23.2 million in 2025, then gained by 1.69% to $23.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLAB's Operating Expenses at $23.6 million in Q2 2026, $23.9 million in Q1 2026, and $23.2 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 683.77 Bn 668.27 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Lam Research 393.97 Bn 388.39 Bn 3.48 Bn 965.25 Mn
3 Applied Materials 389.80 Bn 381.56 Bn 3.95 Bn 1.42 Bn
4 Kla 240.86 Bn 239.21 Bn 2.24 Bn 690.50 Mn
5 Teradyne 58.87 Bn 58.52 Bn 794.62 Mn 356.81 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 27.06 Bn 26.10 Bn 666.00 Mn 298.00 Mn
7 Entegris 21.93 Bn 21.58 Bn 420.00 Mn 209.30 Mn
8 Onto Innovation 14.50 Bn 12.61 Bn 183.25 Mn 119.70 Mn
9 Amkor Technology 12.45 Bn 9.94 Bn 318.59 Mn 118.74 Mn
10 Photronics 1.77 Bn 1.14 Bn 65.76 Mn 23.58 Mn

Historic Data

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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