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

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% in Q1 2026, down 8.58% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025, and down 1.0% on a YoY basis from 0.01% in Q1 2025.

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

Photronics' Return on Invested Capital history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.01%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.01% for Q1 2026 at Photronics, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.03% in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.08% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Invested Capital fell 8 bps in 2023, then increased 8 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.01% in 2022, then jumped by 102 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then sank by 1116 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then sank by 71 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then declined by 9 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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1 Asml Holding 15,973,357.65 Bn 15,973,342.14 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Lam Research 460.93 Bn 456.18 Bn 2.91 Bn 0.01%
3 Applied Materials 450.56 Bn 443.82 Bn 3.95 Bn 0.00%
4 Teradyne 63.20 Bn 62.96 Bn 780.95 Mn 0.00%
5 Kla 33.41 Bn 28.46 Bn 2.09 Bn 0.00%
6 Qnity Electronics 31.58 Bn 31.75 Bn 618.00 Mn 0.00%
7 Entegris 22.90 Bn 22.46 Bn 380.80 Mn 0.00%
8 Amkor Technology 20.52 Bn 18.71 Bn 239.03 Mn 0.00%
9 Onto Innovation 16.16 Bn 15.51 Bn 146.39 Mn 0.00%
10 Photronics 1.84 Bn 1.64 Bn 65.76 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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May 3, 2026 0.00%
Feb 1, 2026 0.00%
Oct 31, 2025 0.00%
Aug 3, 2025 0.00%
May 4, 2025 0.01%
Feb 2, 2025 0.00%
Oct 31, 2024 0.00%
Jul 28, 2024 0.00%
Apr 28, 2024 0.00%
Jan 28, 2024 0.00%
Oct 31, 2023 0.00%
Jul 30, 2023 0.00%
Apr 30, 2023 0.00%
Jan 29, 2023 0.00%
Oct 31, 2022 0.00%
Jul 31, 2022 0.00%
May 1, 2022 0.00%
Jan 30, 2022 0.00%
Oct 31, 2021 0.00%
Aug 1, 2021 0.00%