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

Photronics' Research & Development history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.8 million for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Research & Development fell 31.0% year-over-year to $2.8 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $12.9 million (down 25.24% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $15.8 million, down 4.8% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $2.8 million, 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.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $3.8 million (2022), against an average of $3.9 million.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Research & Development sank 44.4% in 2023, then soared 55.55% in 2024.
• Photronics' Research & Development stood at $4.0 million in 2022, then declined by 15.6% to $3.4 million in 2023, then surged by 55.55% to $5.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 39.99% to $3.2 million in 2025, then retreated by 11.42% to $2.8 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows PLAB's Research & Development at $2.8 million in Q2 2026, $2.6 million in Q1 2026, and $3.2 million in Q4 2025.