Photronics (PLAB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Photronics' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 11.52% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 2.74 percentage points from 8.79% a year earlier and up 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Photronics (PLAB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Photronics' Return on Assets [ROA] was 10.82%, down 0.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +7.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 11.35% in FY2024 (-2.69 pp), 14.05% in FY2023 (+0.31 pp), 13.73% in FY2022 (+7.38 pp) and 6.35% in FY2021 (+2.85 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.10 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 7.33 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 3.94 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PLAB's Return on Assets [ROA] at 11.02% (Q2 2026), 10.37% (Q1 2026) and 10.70% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,121.02 Bn | 4,895.18 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.53% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,163.46 Bn | 1,788.32 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.14% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,538.27 Bn | 1,464.32 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 20.84% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 988.80 Bn | 894.43 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 51.46% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 842.03 Bn | 798.78 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 7.84% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 610.41 Bn | 566.10 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 441.98 Bn | 311.11 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -5.49% |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 300.13 Bn | 265.57 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 22.11% |
| 9 | Lam Research | 287.88 Bn | 263.93 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 33.88% |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.64 Bn | -897.08 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 11.52% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 11.52% |
| May 3, 2026 | 11.02% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 10.37% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 10.70% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 8.79% |
| May 4, 2025 | 10.03% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 11.88% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 10.95% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 12.73% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 12.98% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 13.49% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 13.18% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 12.98% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 13.32% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 12.80% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 13.45% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 11.38% |
| May 1, 2022 | 9.58% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 7.68% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 6.12% |
Photronics Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();