Photronics (PLAB) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026)

Photronics (PLAB) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $2.9 million in Q1 2026, down 15.78% quarter-over-quarter from $3.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 14.49% on a YoY basis from $3.3 million in Q1 2025.

Photronics (PLAB) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Photronics' Share-based Compensation history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 14.49% year-over-year to $2.9 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $12.9 million (down 11.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $13.4 million, down 3.61% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $2.9 million for Q1 2026 at Photronics, down from $3.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $4.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $1.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $2.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.6 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Share-based Compensation surged 95.42% in 2024, then decreased 16.4% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $1.7 million in 2022, then climbed by 26.23% to $2.1 million in 2023, then soared by 90.36% to $4.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 16.4% to $3.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 15.78% to $2.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $2.9 million (Q1 2026), $3.4 million (Q4 2025), and $3.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 14,996,080.76 Bn 14,996,065.25 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Lam Research 409.52 Bn 404.77 Bn 2.91 Bn 96.62 Mn
3 Applied Materials 389.06 Bn 382.32 Bn 3.95 Bn 169.00 Mn
4 Kla 280.01 Bn 275.05 Bn 2.09 Bn 83.94 Mn
5 Teradyne 57.58 Bn 57.34 Bn 780.95 Mn 21.90 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 30.30 Bn 30.47 Bn 618.00 Mn 10.00 Mn
7 Entegris 20.39 Bn 19.94 Bn 380.80 Mn 16.70 Mn
8 Amkor Technology 17.53 Bn 15.72 Bn 239.03 Mn -
9 Onto Innovation 13.62 Bn 12.97 Bn 146.39 Mn 7.01 Mn
10 Photronics 1.71 Bn 1.51 Bn 78.70 Mn 2.85 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 1, 2026 2.85 Mn
Feb 1, 2026 2.85 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 3.39 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 3.39 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 3.29 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 3.29 Mn
May 4, 2025 3.38 Mn
May 4, 2025 3.38 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 3.33 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 3.33 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 4.05 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 4.05 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 3.34 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 3.34 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 3.93 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 3.93 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 2.57 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 2.57 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 2.13 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 2.13 Mn