Photronics (PLAB) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026)
Photronics' Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 58.2 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 1.1% from 57.59 million a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
Photronics (PLAB) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Shares Outstanding (Entity) at Photronics came in at 57.63 million, down 7.0% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 61.95 million in FY2024 (+1.0%), 61.31 million in FY2023 (+0.9%), 60.79 million in FY2022 (+1.3%) and 60.02 million in FY2021 (-4.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 1.3%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 7.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAB's Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 58.15 million (Q2 2026), 58.11 million (Q1 2026) and 57.63 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,369.70 Bn | 5,143.86 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 24.10 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,240.62 Bn | 1,865.48 Bn | 27.22 Bn | - |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,610.24 Bn | 1,536.29 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 4.77 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,032.70 Bn | 938.34 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 903.31 Bn | 860.06 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 651.41 Bn | 607.10 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 385.42 Mn |
| 7 | Intel | 474.60 Bn | 343.73 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 5.04 Bn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 327.65 Bn | 304.45 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 324.38 Bn | 289.82 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 793.60 Mn |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.68 Bn | -854.37 Mn | 71.73 Mn | 58.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 58.20 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 58.15 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 58.11 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 57.63 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 57.59 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 58.71 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 62.30 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 61.95 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 61.84 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 61.80 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 61.75 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 61.31 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 61.28 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 61.19 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 61.10 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 60.79 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 60.75 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 60.64 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 60.56 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 60.02 Mn |
Photronics Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();