Growth Metrics

Photronics (PLAB) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Photronics has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 15 years, most recently at 12.81% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 118.0% year-over-year to 12.81%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 12.81%, down 118.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 13.07%, 236.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 12.81% at Photronics, down from 12.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 14.82% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 2.38% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 8.29% and a median of 6.77% in 2023 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: tumbled -439bps in 2024 and later skyrocketed 1126bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.41% in 2022, then decreased by -3bps to 4.26% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 248bps to 14.82% in 2024, then fell by -13bps to 12.91% in 2025, then fell by -1bps to 12.81% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for PLAB at 12.81% in Q1 2026, 12.91% in Q4 2025, and 13.64% in Q3 2025.