Photronics (PLAB) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026)
Photronics (PLAB) posted Share-based Compensation of $3.86 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 17.2% from $3.29 million a year earlier and up 3.7% from the prior quarter.
Photronics (PLAB) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 2, 2026, Share-based Compensation at Photronics was $13.82 million, down 1.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at $13.39 million, down 3.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Photronics' Share-based Compensation was $13.89 million in FY2024 (+73.6%), $8 million in FY2023 (+26.8%), $6.31 million in FY2022 (+18.0%) and $5.35 million in FY2021 (+8.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2024, with growth of 95.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a decline of 16.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior fiscal quarters was $3.73 million (Q2 2026), $2.85 million (Q1 2026) and $3.39 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,235.65 Bn | 5,009.82 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,206.84 Bn | 1,831.70 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 3.89 Mn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,595.23 Bn | 1,521.27 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 2.02 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,011.16 Bn | 916.79 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 379.00 Mn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 874.75 Bn | 831.50 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 503.00 Mn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 634.65 Bn | 590.34 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 469.01 Bn | 338.14 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 686.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 331.52 Bn | 308.31 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 103.99 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 321.88 Bn | 287.32 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 169.00 Mn |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.67 Bn | -868.63 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 3.86 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 3.86 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 3.73 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 2.85 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.39 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 3.29 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 3.38 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 3.33 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 4.05 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 3.34 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 3.93 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 2.57 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 2.13 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 2.04 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.01 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 1.82 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.69 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.58 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 1.58 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 1.46 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.31 Mn |
Photronics Share-based Compensation API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();