Growth Metrics

Photronics (PLAB) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Photronics has reported Operating Margin over the past 16 years, most recently at 24.37% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 22.0% year-over-year to 24.37%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 24.45%, down 61.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 24.51%, 104.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 24.37% at Photronics, up from 24.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 29.24% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 57.84% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 16.28% and a median of 24.72% in 2024 define the central range for Operating Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: tumbled -2624bps in 2022 and later surged 8292bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 48.1% in 2022, then dropped by -20bps to 57.84% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 143bps to 25.08% in 2024, then decreased by -4bps to 24.15% in 2025, then increased by 1bps to 24.37% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for PLAB at 24.37% in Q1 2026, 24.15% in Q4 2025, and 22.89% in Q3 2025.