Photronics Inc (PLAB) stock
PLABNasdaqSemiconductors & Related DevicesFiscal year ends October 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 2, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 10, 2026Score 16/3053% below fair value
$27.55−0.33 (-1.18%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.63BP/E 9.7Yield –
Photronics r&d expenses
Research and development expenses are spending on new products and technology.
Photronics's R&D Expenses for the twelve months ending Aug 2, 2026 was $12.30M, down 31.3% year over year. For fiscal 2025 it was $15.80M, down 4.7% from the year before. Over ten years it grew -3.2% a year on average. The highest annual figure on record is $21.92M in fiscal 2015.
Annual r&d expenses
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $15.80M | -4.7% |
| FY2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | $16.58M | +21.4% |
| FY2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | $13.65M | -25.6% |
| FY2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | $18.34M | -0.8% |
| FY2021 | Oct 31, 2021 | $18.49M | +7.9% |
| FY2020 | Oct 31, 2020 | $17.14M | +4.6% |
| FY2019 | Oct 31, 2019 | $16.39M | +13.2% |
| FY2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | $14.48M | -8.7% |
| FY2017 | Oct 29, 2017 | $15.86M | -26.7% |
| FY2016 | Oct 30, 2016 | $21.65M | -1.2% |
| FY2015 | Nov 1, 2015 | $21.92M | +0.0% |
| FY2014 | Nov 2, 2014 | $21.91M | +5.6% |
| FY2013 | Nov 3, 2013 | $20.76M | +7.2% |
| FY2012 | Oct 28, 2012 | $19.37M | +24.9% |
| FY2011 | Oct 30, 2011 | $15.51M | +3.9% |
| FY2010 | Oct 31, 2010 | $14.93M | -3.2% |
| FY2009 | Nov 1, 2009 | $15.42M | – |
Quarterly r&d expenses
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
Periods
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026CQ2 2026 | Aug 2, 2026 | $3.71M | -13.2% |
| Q2 FY2026CQ1 2026 | May 3, 2026 | $2.82M | -31.0% |
| Q1 FY2026CQ4 2025 | Feb 1, 2026 | $2.59M | -39.2% |
| Q4 FY2025CQ3 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $3.19M | -39.7% |
| Q3 FY2025CQ2 2025 | Aug 3, 2025 | $4.27M | +20.1% |
| Q2 FY2025CQ1 2025 | May 4, 2025 | $4.09M | -4.7% |
| Q1 FY2025CQ4 2024 | Feb 2, 2025 | $4.26M | +23.6% |
| Q4 FY2024CQ3 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | $5.29M | +57.0% |
| Q3 FY2024CQ2 2024 | Jul 28, 2024 | $3.56M | +1.4% |
| Q2 FY2024CQ1 2024 | Apr 28, 2024 | $4.29M | +23.4% |
| Q1 FY2024CQ4 2023 | Jan 28, 2024 | $3.45M | +4.3% |
| Q4 FY2023CQ3 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | $3.37M | -16.7% |
| Q3 FY2023CQ2 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | $3.51M | -15.6% |
| Q2 FY2023CQ1 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | $3.48M | -17.3% |
| Q1 FY2023CQ4 2022 | Jan 29, 2023 | $3.30M | -44.4% |
| Q4 FY2022CQ3 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | $4.04M | -1.4% |
| Q3 FY2022CQ2 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | $4.15M | -21.8% |
| Q2 FY2022CQ1 2022 | May 1, 2022 | $4.21M | -3.9% |
| Q1 FY2022CQ4 2021 | Jan 30, 2022 | $5.94M | +26.1% |
| Q4 FY2021CQ3 2021 | Oct 31, 2021 | $4.10M | -0.2% |
| Q3 FY2021CQ2 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | $5.31M | +18.1% |
| Q2 FY2021CQ1 2021 | May 2, 2021 | $4.38M | -1.9% |
| Q1 FY2021CQ4 2020 | Jan 31, 2021 | $4.71M | +15.4% |
| Q4 FY2020CQ3 2020 | Oct 31, 2020 | $4.11M | -9.5% |
| Q3 FY2020CQ2 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | $4.49M | +11.0% |
| Q2 FY2020CQ1 2020 | May 3, 2020 | $4.46M | +26.0% |
| Q1 FY2020CQ4 2019 | Feb 2, 2020 | $4.08M | -4.3% |
| Q4 FY2019CQ3 2019 | Oct 31, 2019 | $4.54M | +16.3% |
| Q3 FY2019CQ2 2019 | Jul 28, 2019 | $4.05M | +52.5% |
| Q2 FY2019CQ1 2019 | Apr 28, 2019 | $3.54M | -7.2% |
| Q1 FY2019CQ4 2018 | Jan 27, 2019 | $4.26M | +3.9% |
| Q4 FY2018CQ3 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | $3.91M | +1.8% |
| Q3 FY2018CQ2 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | $2.65M | -44.9% |
| Q2 FY2018CQ1 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | $3.82M | +2.4% |
| Q1 FY2018CQ4 2017 | Jan 28, 2018 | $4.10M | +17.8% |
| Q4 FY2017CQ3 2017 | Oct 29, 2017 | $3.84M | -23.8% |
| Q3 FY2017CQ2 2017 | Jul 30, 2017 | $4.81M | – |
| Q2 FY2017CQ1 2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | $3.73M | – |
| Q1 FY2017CQ4 2016 | Jan 29, 2017 | $3.49M | – |
| Q4 FY2016CQ3 2016 | Oct 30, 2016 | $5.04M | – |
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