Photronics (PLAB) Work In Process (2015 - 2026)
Photronics' Work In Process was $1.62 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), up 3.8% from $1.56 million a year earlier but down 17.4% from the prior quarter.
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Photronics (PLAB) Work In Process (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q4 2015 onward, Photronics has reported Work In Process for 41 quarters.
- Work In Process shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Work In Process was $398,000 in FY2024 (-60.6%), $1.01 million in FY2023 (-28.3%), $1.41 million in FY2022 (+25.6%) and $1.12 million in FY2021 (+46.2%).
- Quarterly Work In Process has moved between $398,000 (fiscal Q4 2024) and $3.4 million (fiscal Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Work In Process has increased for seven straight quarters, with growth averaging 65.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Work In Process over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 306.0%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 64.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, PLAB's Work In Process in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $1.96 million (Q2 2026), $1.88 million (Q1 2026) and $1.62 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,369.70 Bn | 5,143.86 Bn | 72.14 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 | Micron Technology | 1,032.70 Bn | 938.34 Bn | 47.05 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 903.31 Bn | 860.06 Bn | 6.20 Bn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 651.41 Bn | 607.10 Bn | 5.90 Bn |
| 7 | Intel | 474.60 Bn | 343.73 Bn | 6.51 Bn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 327.65 Bn | 304.45 Bn | 3.48 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 324.38 Bn | 289.82 Bn | 4.59 Bn |
| 10 | Photronics | 1.68 Bn | -854.37 Mn | 71.73 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 1.62 Mn |
| May 3, 2026 | 1.96 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 1.88 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.62 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 1.56 Mn |
| May 4, 2025 | 1.24 Mn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 1.86 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 398,000.00 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 814,000.00 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 912,000.00 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 1.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.01 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 1.50 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.20 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 1.59 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.41 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.41 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 3.40 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 1.54 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.12 Mn |
API Access
Photronics Work In Process 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=work-in-process&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "work-in-process", "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=work-in-process&ticker=PLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();