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 operating margin
Operating margin is operating income as a percentage of revenue.
Photronics's operating margin for the twelve months ending Aug 2, 2026 was 22.5%. For fiscal 2025 it was 24.5%, against 25.6% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 28.4% in fiscal 2023.
Annual operating margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | 24.5% | −1.0 |
| FY2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | 25.6% | −2.8 |
| FY2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | 28.4% | +2.7 |
| FY2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | 25.7% | +11.4 |
| FY2021 | Oct 31, 2021 | 14.2% | +3.8 |
| FY2020 | Oct 31, 2020 | 10.5% | +1.0 |
| FY2019 | Oct 31, 2019 | 9.5% | −2.8 |
| FY2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | 12.3% | +5.2 |
| FY2017 | Oct 29, 2017 | 7.1% | −3.8 |
| FY2016 | Oct 30, 2016 | 10.9% | −2.9 |
| FY2015 | Nov 1, 2015 | 13.8% | +7.5 |
| FY2014 | Nov 2, 2014 | 6.3% | −0.9 |
| FY2013 | Nov 3, 2013 | 7.3% | −2.6 |
| FY2012 | Oct 28, 2012 | 9.9% | −4.9 |
| FY2011 | Oct 30, 2011 | 14.7% | +5.5 |
| FY2010 | Oct 31, 2010 | 9.3% | +12.7 |
| FY2009 | Nov 1, 2009 | -3.5% | – |
Quarterly operating margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
Periods
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026CQ2 2026 | Aug 2, 2026 | 21.1% | −1.8 |
| Q2 FY2026CQ1 2026 | May 3, 2026 | 20.1% | −6.3 |
| Q1 FY2026CQ4 2025 | Feb 1, 2026 | 24.4% | −0.2 |
| Q4 FY2025CQ3 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | 24.1% | −0.9 |
| Q3 FY2025CQ2 2025 | Aug 3, 2025 | 22.9% | −1.8 |
| Q2 FY2025CQ1 2025 | May 4, 2025 | 26.4% | +0.6 |
| Q1 FY2025CQ4 2024 | Feb 2, 2025 | 24.6% | −2.0 |
| Q4 FY2024CQ3 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | 25.1% | −3.4 |
| Q3 FY2024CQ2 2024 | Jul 28, 2024 | 24.7% | −4.4 |
| Q2 FY2024CQ1 2024 | Apr 28, 2024 | 25.8% | −3.4 |
| Q1 FY2024CQ4 2023 | Jan 28, 2024 | 26.6% | +0.1 |
| Q4 FY2023CQ3 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | 28.5% | −0.3 |
| Q3 FY2023CQ2 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | 29.1% | +0.1 |
| Q2 FY2023CQ1 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | 29.2% | +5.1 |
| Q1 FY2023CQ4 2022 | Jan 29, 2023 | 26.5% | +6.4 |
| Q4 FY2022CQ3 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | 28.8% | +10.3 |
| Q3 FY2022CQ2 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | 29.0% | +12.3 |
| Q2 FY2022CQ1 2022 | May 1, 2022 | 24.2% | +11.1 |
| Q1 FY2022CQ4 2021 | Jan 30, 2022 | 20.1% | +12.4 |
| Q4 FY2021CQ3 2021 | Oct 31, 2021 | 18.5% | +8.5 |
| Q3 FY2021CQ2 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | 16.7% | +4.1 |
| Q2 FY2021CQ1 2021 | May 2, 2021 | 13.0% | +4.1 |
| Q1 FY2021CQ4 2020 | Jan 31, 2021 | 7.7% | −2.5 |
| Q4 FY2020CQ3 2020 | Oct 31, 2020 | 10.0% | −3.7 |
| Q3 FY2020CQ2 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | 12.6% | +2.9 |
| Q2 FY2020CQ1 2020 | May 3, 2020 | 8.9% | +1.9 |
| Q1 FY2020CQ4 2019 | Feb 2, 2020 | 10.2% | +3.8 |
| Q4 FY2019CQ3 2019 | Oct 31, 2019 | 13.7% | +1.3 |
| Q3 FY2019CQ2 2019 | Jul 28, 2019 | 9.7% | −5.3 |
| Q2 FY2019CQ1 2019 | Apr 28, 2019 | 7.0% | −4.8 |
| Q1 FY2019CQ4 2018 | Jan 27, 2019 | 6.5% | −3.1 |
| Q4 FY2018CQ3 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | 12.5% | +2.2 |
| Q3 FY2018CQ2 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | 15.0% | +10.3 |
| Q2 FY2018CQ1 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | 11.7% | +6.6 |
| Q1 FY2018CQ4 2017 | Jan 28, 2018 | 9.6% | +1.7 |
| Q4 FY2017CQ3 2017 | Oct 29, 2017 | 10.3% | +5.3 |
| Q3 FY2017CQ2 2017 | Jul 30, 2017 | 4.7% | – |
| Q2 FY2017CQ1 2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | 5.1% | – |
| Q1 FY2017CQ4 2016 | Jan 29, 2017 | 7.9% | – |
| Q4 FY2016CQ3 2016 | Oct 30, 2016 | 4.9% | – |
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