Photronics (PLAB) Short-term Investments (2022 - 2026)
Photronics (PLAB) posted Short-term Investments of $123.3 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 28.1% from $96.28 million a year earlier but down 2.3% from the prior quarter.
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Photronics (PLAB) Short-term Investments (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Photronics' Short-term Investments came in at $95.91 million, up 127.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a three-year compound annual growth rate of 35.2% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Photronics' Short-term Investments was $42.18 million in FY2024 (+226.6%), $12.92 million in FY2023 (-66.7%) and $38.82 million in FY2022.
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has run from a low of $12.92 million in fiscal Q4 2023 to a high of $126.18 million in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments increased in five of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 119.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2026, with growth of 355.5%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a decline of 66.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $126.18 million (Q2 2026), $92.74 million (Q1 2026) and $95.91 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,114.26 Bn | 4,888.42 Bn | 72.14 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,138.81 Bn | 1,764.99 Bn | 27.22 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,543.15 Bn | 1,469.19 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 968.69 Bn | 874.33 Bn | 47.05 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 828.94 Bn | 785.69 Bn | 6.20 Bn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 601.46 Bn | 557.15 Bn | 5.90 Bn |
| 7 | Intel | 431.13 Bn | 315.86 Bn | 6.51 Bn |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 298.06 Bn | 263.50 Bn | 4.59 Bn |
| 9 | Lam Research | 287.49 Bn | 263.54 Bn | 4.30 Bn |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.62 Bn | -448.87 Mn | 71.73 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 123.30 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 126.18 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 92.74 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 95.91 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 96.28 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 27.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 42.18 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 69.05 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 65.96 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 13.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 12.92 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 27.33 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 45.43 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 39.20 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 38.82 Mn |
API Access
Photronics Short-term Investments API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();