Photronics (PLAB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Photronics (PLAB) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 13.15% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 3.14 percentage points from 10.01% a year earlier and up 0.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Photronics (PLAB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Photronics reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 12.36%, down 0.98 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three straight fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +8.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 13.34% in FY2024 (-3.74 pp), 17.08% in FY2023 (-0.30 pp), 17.38% in FY2022 (+9.35 pp) and 8.03% in FY2021 (+3.72 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.52 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 8.83 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022, against a drop of 4.86 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 12.63% (Q2 2026), 11.83% (Q1 2026) and 12.13% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,369.70 Bn | 5,143.86 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 90.87% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,240.62 Bn | 1,865.48 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 37.29% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,610.24 Bn | 1,536.29 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 40.84% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,032.70 Bn | 938.34 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 71.02% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 903.31 Bn | 860.06 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.77% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 651.41 Bn | 607.10 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 474.60 Bn | 343.73 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -9.81% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 327.65 Bn | 304.45 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 63.02% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 324.38 Bn | 289.82 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 37.42% |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.68 Bn | -854.37 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 13.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 13.15% |
| May 3, 2026 | 12.63% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 11.83% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 12.13% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 10.01% |
| May 4, 2025 | 11.43% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 13.65% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 12.70% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 14.87% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 15.24% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 16.00% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 15.80% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 15.61% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 16.14% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 15.72% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 16.74% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 14.33% |
| May 1, 2022 | 12.23% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 9.91% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 7.90% |
API Access
Photronics Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();