Photronics (PLAB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Photronics' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.85% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 0.72 percentage points from 10.57% a year earlier and down 0.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Photronics (PLAB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Photronics came in at 11.53%, down 0.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +7.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.76% in FY2024 (-3.80 pp), 15.56% in FY2023 (+1.23 pp), 14.33% in FY2022 (+7.52 pp) and 6.82% in FY2021 (+2.62 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.40 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 7.61 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 3.35 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAB's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.24% (Q2 2026), 11.39% (Q1 2026) and 11.39% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,084.14 Bn | 4,858.30 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,168.94 Bn | 1,795.12 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 33.38% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,535.70 Bn | 1,461.75 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 992.51 Bn | 898.15 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 67.70% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 843.40 Bn | 800.15 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 8.03% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 605.80 Bn | 561.49 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 438.54 Bn | 323.27 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 299.38 Bn | 264.82 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 25.26% |
| 9 | Lam Research | 287.43 Bn | 263.48 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 49.61% |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.64 Bn | -434.32 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 9.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 9.85% |
| May 3, 2026 | 10.24% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 11.39% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 11.39% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 10.57% |
| May 4, 2025 | 10.99% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 10.82% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 11.23% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 12.23% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 13.13% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 14.17% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 14.51% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 14.73% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 14.91% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 14.69% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 14.17% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 12.12% |
| May 1, 2022 | 9.92% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 8.21% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 6.57% |
API Access
Photronics Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();