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

Photronics' Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.81% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 118.0% year-over-year to 12.81%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 12.81% (down 118.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.07%, down 236.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 12.81% for Q1 2026 at Photronics, down from 12.91% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.82% in Q4 2024 to a low of 2.38% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.29% across 5 years, with a median of 6.77% in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 439 bps in 2024, then jumped 1126 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.41% in 2022, then fell by 3 bps to 4.26% in 2023, then surged by 248 bps to 14.82% in 2024, then dropped by 13 bps to 12.91% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 12.81% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.81% (Q1 2026), 12.91% (Q4 2025), and 13.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.