Photronics, Inc. (PLAB)

NASDAQ: PLAB · USD

$29.3

+0.52 (+1.8%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	1.7B
Revenue (ttm)	866.8M
Net income (ttm)	165.1M
EPS (ttm)	$2.83
Shares out	59M
P/E (trailing)	10.4x
P/E (forward)	14.2x
Volume	419,770
Beta	1.32

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 866.8M
Net income (ttm): 165.1M
EPS (ttm): $2.83
P/E (trailing): 10.4x
P/E (forward): 14.2x
Market cap: 1.7B

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E14.2

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Trailing P/E10.4

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ROE13.8

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ROIC15.9

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000810136
Company name	Photronics, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	719405102
Earnings date	2026-12-09
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	1,908
Employees change	30
Employees growth	1.6%
Enterprise value	$1.1B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-08-02
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	October
Founded	1969
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
IPO date	1987-03-10
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US7194051022
Last 10-K release date	2025-12-17
Last earnings date	2026-08-26
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	1997-12-02
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$1.7B
Market cap category	Small-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-12-09
Options	Yes
Price	$29.34
Price currency	USD
Sector	Technology
SIC code	3674
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	PLAB
U.S. state	Connecticut
Website	https://www.photronics.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	13.77x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	18.8x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	12.04x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	11.96x
Earnings yield	9.64%
EV/Earnings	6.36x
EV/EBIT	5.39x
EV/EBITDA	3.83x
EV/FCF	9.5x
EV/Sales	1.21x
FCF / EV yield	10.52%
FCF yield	6.43%
Forward EV/Sales	1.18x
Forward P/E	14.23x
Forward P/S	1.94x
Graham number	37.41697
Graham upside	28.45%
Industry forward P/E	25.42x
Industry P/E	39.87x
Lynch fair value	$70.69
Lynch upside	142.66%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	17.78x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	5.83x
P/B ratio	1.31x
P/E ratio	10.38x
P/FCF ratio	15.56x
P/OCF ratio	5.57x
P/S ratio	1.98x
PEG ratio	3.05x
Price / tangible book value	1.34x
Price/EBITDA ratio	6.28x
Sector forward P/E	18.55x
Sector P/E	32.64x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	22.46%
EBITDA margin	31.59%
Effective tax rate	12.84%
FCF margin	12.74%
Gross margin	33.65%
Operating margin	22.46%
Pretax margin	29.9%
Profit margin	19.04%
Profit per employee	$86,523
Profitable quarters	61
Profitable years	16
Revenue per employee	$454,310
ROA	6.5%
ROA (5Y)	8.4%
ROCE	10.85%
ROE	13.77%
ROE (5Y)	13.64%
ROIC	15.9%
ROIC (5Y)	18.45%
SBC / revenue	1.59%
Tax / revenue	3.84%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	59.47%
EPS growth (Q)	25.64%
EPS growth (QoQ)	-9.26%
EPS growth 10Y	13.25%
EPS growth 3Y	13.99%
EPS growth 5Y	33.49%
EPS growth quarters	4
EPS growth years	6
FCF growth	71.15%
FCF growth (Q)	56.06%
FCF growth (QoQ)	3,101.95%
FCF growth 3Y	-5.28%
FCF growth 5Y	16.51%
Gross profit growth	-4.85%
Gross profit growth (Q)	1.24%
Gross profit growth 3Y	-4.18%
Gross profit growth 5Y	14.69%
Net income growth	52.19%
Net income growth (Q)	26.32%
Net income growth (QoQ)	-8%
Net income growth 3Y	11.86%
Net income growth 5Y	31.43%
Net income growth quarters	4
Net income growth years	6
OCF growth	35.07%
OCF growth (Q)	52.48%
OCF growth (QoQ)	62.29%
OCF growth 10Y	8.8%
OCF growth 3Y	3.92%
OCF growth 5Y	11.64%
Operating income growth	-8.13%
Operating income growth (Q)	-5.52%
Operating income growth 3Y	-7.86%
Operating income growth 5Y	21.84%
Revenue growth	1.25%
Revenue growth (Q)	2.69%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	2.91%
Revenue growth 10Y	5.29%
Revenue growth 3Y	-0.31%
Revenue growth 5Y	6.53%
Revenue growth quarters	1
Revenue growth years	0

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-198M
Depreciation and amortization	$79.2M
EBIT	$194.6M
EBITDA	$273.8M
EPS	$2.83
FCF per share	$1.87
Financing cash flow	$-317,000
Free cash flow	$110.5M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$96.7M
Gross profit	$291.7M
Income taxes	$33.3M
Investing cash flow	$-216M
Net borrowing	$-11,000
Net cash flow	$69.9M
Net income	$165.1M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$294.6M
Operating income	$194.6M
Revenue	$866.8M
Stock-based compensation	$13.8M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	6.45
Book value per share	$22.01
Debt / EBITDA	0.01
Debt / equity	0
Debt / FCF	0.04
Interest coverage	5,406.92
Long-term assets	$1B
Long-term liabilities	$49.8M
Net cash (debt)	$668.9M
Net cash / market cap	38.92%
Net cash growth	16.18%
Net debt / EBITDA	-2.44
Net debt / equity	-0.38
Net debt / FCF	-6.05
Piotroski F-Score	4
Property, plant and equipment	$955M
Shareholders' equity	$1.7B
Tangible book value	$1.3B
Tangible book value per share	$22.01
Total assets	$2B
Total cash	$672.8M
Total debt	$3.9M
Total liabilities	$247M
WACC	11.49%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.46
Current assets	$974.9M
Current liabilities	$197.3M
Current ratio	4.94
Inventory turnover	8.97
Net working capital	$108.7M
Quick ratio	4.43
Working capital	$777.6M
Working capital turnover	1.18

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	4.23%
Dividend yield	0%
Shareholder yield	4.23%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	191.54%
10Y return CAGR	11.3%
10Y total return	191.54%
150-day SMA	$35.21
15Y price change	335.36%
15Y return CAGR	10.3%
15Y total return	335.36%
1D price change	1.8%
1M price change	-3.62%
1M total return	-3.62%
1W price change	2.38%
1W total return	2.38%
1Y price change	21.93%
1Y return CAGR	21.95%
1Y total return	21.93%
20-day SMA	$29.22
200-day SMA	$35.48
20Y price change	107.21%
20Y return CAGR	3.71%
20Y total return	107.21%
3M price change	-1.61%
3M total return	-1.61%
3Y price change	57.36%
3Y return CAGR	16.31%
3Y total return	57.36%
50-day SMA	$29.24
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$56.00
52-week high date	2026-05-11
52-week low	$20.05
52-week low date	2025-11-21
5Y price change	136.67%
5Y return CAGR	18.81%
5Y total return	136.67%
6M price change	-43%
6M total return	-43%
All-time high	$56.00
All-time high date	2026-05-11
All-time low	$0.33
All-time low date	2008-11-26
Average true range (ATR)	$1.07
Average volume	736K
Beta (1Y)	0.95
Beta (2Y)	1.22
Beta (5Y)	1.32
Change from 52-week high	-47.61%
Change from 52-week low	46.33%
Change from all-time high	-47.68%
Change from all-time low	8,778.79%
Change from open	1.35%
Day's gap	0.45%
Dollar volume	$12.3M
High price	$29.69
Low price	$28.95
Monthly RSI	50.97
Open price	$28.95
Position in 52-week range	52.7%
Premarket change	1.39%
Premarket close	$28.82
Premarket price	$29.22
Premarket volume	576
Previous close	$28.82
Price vs 150-day SMA	-16.79%
Price vs 20-day SMA	0.28%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-17.42%
Price vs 50-day SMA	0.19%
Relative volume	0.57
RSI	51.54
Sharpe ratio	0.6
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.48
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.51
Sortino ratio	1
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.83
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.88
Volume	419.8K
Weekly RSI	44.91
YTD price change	-8.44%
YTD total return	-8.44%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	57.6M
Float percentage	97.59%
Shares change (QoQ)	-0.05%
Shares change (YoY)	-4.23%
Shares held by insiders	2.37%
Shares held by institutions	94.7%
Shares outstanding	59M
Short % of float	7.15%
Short % of shares	6.97%
Short ratio	4.1 days

Deeper analysis on PLAB

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Photronics, Inc. (PLAB)

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