Photronics (PLAB) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)
Photronics (PLAB) has 16 years of Research & Development data on record, last reported at $2.6 million in Q1 2026.
- For Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 39.21% year-over-year to $2.6 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $14.1 million, down 18.82%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $15.8 million, 4.8% down from the prior year.
- Research & Development reached $2.6 million in Q1 2026 per PLAB's latest filing, down from $3.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $5.9 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $2.6 million in Q1 2026.
- Average Research & Development over 5 years is $3.9 million, with a median of $4.0 million recorded in 2022.
- Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: plummeted 44.4% in 2023, then skyrocketed 57.65% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $4.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 16.76% to $3.4 million in 2023, then soared by 57.65% to $5.3 million in 2024, then crashed by 39.98% to $3.2 million in 2025, then decreased by 18.77% to $2.6 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Research & Development were $2.6 million in Q1 2026, $3.2 million in Q4 2025, and $4.3 million in Q3 2025.