Photronics (PLAB) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Photronics (PLAB) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 20.09% for Q2 2026, down 632.0% on a YoY basis from 3.78% in Q2 2025, and down 17.57% on a QoQ basis from 24.37% in Q1 2026.
Photronics (PLAB) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Photronics (PLAB) has reported Operating Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 20.09% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 20.09%, down 632.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 22.91% (down 229.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 24.51%, down 104.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 20.09% in Q2 2026, from 24.37% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 29.24% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 20.09% in Q2 2026.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 25.56% across 5 years, with a median of 25.45% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Margin soared 1238 bps in 2022, then tumbled 632 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 28.79% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 28.48% in 2023, then declined by 12 bps to 25.08% in 2024, then dropped by 4 bps to 24.15% in 2025, then dropped 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.
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| 10 | Photronics | 1.76 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 65.76 Mn | 20.09% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | 20.09% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 24.37% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 24.15% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 22.89% |
| May 4, 2025 | 26.41% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 24.60% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 25.08% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 24.72% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 25.83% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 26.57% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 28.48% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 29.11% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 29.24% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 26.51% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 28.79% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 28.97% |
| May 1, 2022 | 24.16% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 20.12% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 18.49% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 16.68% |