Photronics (PLAB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026)
Photronics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 11.04% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 2.61 percentage points from 13.64% a year earlier and down 0.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Photronics (PLAB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Photronics came in at 13.07%, down 2.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +6.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.43% in FY2024 (-5.04 pp), 20.48% in FY2023 (+1.41 pp), 19.07% in FY2022 (+10.19 pp) and 8.88% in FY2021 (+2.55 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for 11 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.87 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 10.10 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 4.61 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAB's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 11.41% (Q2 2026), 12.81% (Q1 2026) and 12.91% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,114.26 Bn | 4,888.42 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,138.81 Bn | 1,764.99 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.44% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,543.15 Bn | 1,469.19 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 968.69 Bn | 874.33 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 72.24% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 828.94 Bn | 785.69 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 601.46 Bn | 557.15 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 431.13 Bn | 315.86 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 298.06 Bn | 263.50 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 9 | Lam Research | 287.49 Bn | 263.54 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 54.76% |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.62 Bn | -448.87 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 11.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 11.04% |
| May 3, 2026 | 11.41% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 12.81% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 12.91% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 13.64% |
| May 4, 2025 | 14.04% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 13.99% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 14.82% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 16.08% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 17.43% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 18.59% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 19.03% |
| 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% |
API Access
Photronics Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();