Photronics (PLAB) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Photronics (PLAB) reported Operating Margin of 21.06% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 1.83 percentage points from 22.89% a year earlier but up 0.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Photronics (PLAB) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 2, 2026, Photronics' Operating Margin came in at 22.46%, down 2.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 24.51%, down 1.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +14.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Operating Margin came in at 25.55% in FY2024 (-2.81 pp), 28.37% in FY2023 (+2.67 pp), 25.69% in FY2022 (+11.45 pp) and 14.25% in FY2021 (+3.76 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of 18.49% in fiscal Q4 2021 and a high of 29.24% in fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Operating Margin has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 12.38 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 6.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 20.09% (Q2 2026), 24.37% (Q1 2026) and 24.15% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,369.70 Bn | 5,143.86 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,240.62 Bn | 1,865.48 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 60.34% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,610.24 Bn | 1,536.29 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,032.70 Bn | 938.34 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 80.68% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 903.31 Bn | 860.06 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 17.25% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 651.41 Bn | 607.10 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 474.60 Bn | 343.73 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 11.14% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 327.65 Bn | 304.45 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 324.38 Bn | 289.82 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.68 Bn | -854.37 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 21.06% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 21.06% |
| 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% |
Photronics Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PLAB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();