Photronics (PLAB) Research & Development (2011 - 2026)

Photronics has reported Research & Development for 16 years, with the latest figure at $2.8 million in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 31.0% year-over-year to $2.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $12.9 million, a 25.24% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $15.8 million, down 4.8% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $2.8 million for Q2 2026 at Photronics, up from $2.6 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $5.9 million in Q1 2022, with the low at $2.6 million in Q1 2026.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $3.9 million, with a median of $3.8 million recorded in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Research & Development sank 44.4% in 2023, then surged 55.55% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $4.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 15.6% to $3.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 55.55% to $5.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 39.99% to $3.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 11.42% to $2.8 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $2.8 million (Q2 2026), $2.6 million (Q1 2026), and $3.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.