Photronics PLAB
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As of: Sep 11, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Photronics (PLAB) Payout Ratio (2011 - 2020)

Photronics (PLAB) posted Payout Ratio of 0.86 for Q4 2020, down 19.53% on a QoQ basis from 1.07 in Q4 2019, and down 19.53% year-over-year from 1.07 in Q4 2019.

Analysis

Photronics (PLAB) Payout Ratio (2011 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Photronics has reported Payout Ratio for 9 years, with the latest figure at 0.86 in Q4 2020.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 19.53% year-over-year to 0.86 in Q4 2020; TTM through Oct 2020 was 0.32, a 67.95% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2021 full-year figure at 0.1, down 68.75% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 0.86 for Q4 2020 at Photronics, down from 1.07 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Payout Ratio was 11.19 in Q2 2017, with the low at 0.0 in Q4 2017.
  • Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 1.83, with a median of 0.69 recorded in 2016.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2018: Payout Ratio plunged 515.26% in 2017, then jumped 198052.39% in 2018.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.0 in 2016, then slumped by 515.26% to 0.0 in 2017, then soared by 8947.84% to 0.41 in 2018, then surged by 158.74% to 1.07 in 2019, then decreased by 19.53% to 0.86 in 2020.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.86 (Q4 2020), 1.07 (Q4 2019), and 3.36 (Q1 2019), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Entegris 21.40 Bn 21.04 Bn 420.00 Mn
2 Axt 4.01 Bn 3.23 Bn 21.37 Mn
3 Universal Display Corp \Pa\ 3.89 Bn 3.42 Bn 115.37 Mn
4 Photronics 1.68 Bn 1.05 Bn 65.76 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Oct 31, 2020 0.86
Oct 31, 2019 1.07
Jan 27, 2019 3.36
Jul 29, 2018 0.41
Apr 29, 2018 0.54
Oct 29, 2017 0.00
Jul 30, 2017 0.00
Apr 30, 2017 11.19
Oct 30, 2016 0.00
May 1, 2016 0.84
May 4, 2014 -0.11
Feb 2, 2014 0.85
Nov 3, 2013 0.04
Jan 27, 2013 1.80
Oct 28, 2012 0.63
Jul 29, 2012 0.36
Apr 29, 2012 0.70
Jan 29, 2012 0.18
Oct 30, 2011 0.22
May 1, 2011 -0.22