Photronics (PLAB) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.41% for Q2 2026, up 840.0% year-over-year from 1.21% in Q2 2025, and down 10.9% on a QoQ basis from 12.81% in Q1 2026.

Photronics (PLAB) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Photronics (PLAB) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 11.41% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 840.0% year-over-year to 11.41%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 11.41% (up 840.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.07%, up 945.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.41% for Q2 2026 at Photronics, down from 12.81% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 19.61% in Q2 2023, with the low at 2.38% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 10.03%, with a median of 11.09% recorded in 2026.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1390 bps in 2022 and slumped 1696 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.6% in 2022, then slumped by 77 bps to 4.26% in 2023, then fell by 18 bps to 3.48% in 2024, then soared by 271 bps to 12.91% in 2025, then declined by 12 bps to 11.41% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 11.41%, 12.81%, and 12.91% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

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8 Formfactor 11.45 Bn 11.15 Bn 86.79 Mn 6.36%
9 ACM Research 7.71 Bn 7.32 Bn 107.24 Mn 5.39%
10 Photronics 17.64 Mn -167.82 Mn 65.76 Mn 11.41%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 3, 2026 11.41%
Feb 1, 2026 12.81%
Oct 31, 2025 12.91%
Aug 3, 2025 2.73%
May 4, 2025 3.01%
Feb 2, 2025 3.02%
Oct 31, 2024 3.48%
Jul 28, 2024 2.38%
Apr 28, 2024 3.38%
Jan 28, 2024 4.25%
Oct 31, 2023 4.26%
Jul 30, 2023 19.34%
Apr 30, 2023 19.61%
Jan 29, 2023 19.47%
Oct 31, 2022 18.60%
Jul 31, 2022 16.16%
May 1, 2022 13.04%
Jan 30, 2022 10.77%
Oct 31, 2021 8.50%
Aug 1, 2021 2.26%