Photronics (PLAB) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) has reported Operating Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 20.09% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Operating Margin fell 632.0% year-over-year to 20.09%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 22.91% (up 1751.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 24.51%, up 1852.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin came in at 20.09% for Q2 2026 at Photronics, down from 24.37% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Margin was 29.24% in Q2 2023, with the low at 57.84% in Q4 2023.
• Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 16.53%, with a median of 24.66% recorded in 2024.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 8664 bps in 2023 and jumped 7524 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 28.79% in 2022, then tumbled by 301 bps to 57.84% in 2023, then grew by 12 bps to 51.09% in 2024, then soared by 147 bps to 24.15% in 2025, then slipped by 17 bps to 20.09% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 20.09%, 24.37%, and 24.15% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.