Growth Metrics

Photronics (PLAB) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) has 16 years of Operating Margin data on record, last reported at 24.37% in Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 22.0% year-over-year to 24.37%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 5.71%, down 1935.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 5.48%, 2007.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin reached 24.37% in Q1 2026 per PLAB's latest filing, up from 50.74% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 29.24% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 50.74% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 16.95%, with a median of 25.08% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: surged 7658bps in 2023, then tumbled -7582bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 48.1% in 2022, then soared by 159bps to 28.48% in 2023, then dropped by -12bps to 25.08% in 2024, then plummeted by -302bps to 50.74% in 2025, then surged by 148bps to 24.37% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Operating Margin were 24.37% in Q1 2026, 50.74% in Q4 2025, and 22.89% in Q3 2025.