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 statistics

107 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Dec 9, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Aug 2, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $1.63B; $767.98M
Enterprise Value: $1.42B; $895.95M
PE Ratio: 9.70; 32.58
PS Ratio: 1.88; 2.92
PB Ratio: 1.27; 2.77
P/TBV Ratio: 1.27; 3.46
P/FCF Ratio: 14.71; 33.44
P/OCF Ratio: 5.27; 22.76

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.64; 2.29
EV / EBITDA: 5.19; 19.86
EV / EBIT: 7.29; 25.34
EV / FCF: 12.85; 31.33

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 59M; 50M
Shares Change (YoY): -4.23%; 2.33%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.07%; 0.20%
Float: 57M; 50M
Shares Held by Insiders: 3.22%; 5.37%
Shares Held by Institutions: 93.4%; 62.9%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 4M; –
Short Interest Change: 0.91%; -0.52%
Short % of Float: 7.09%; 6.90%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 6.86%; 5.16%
Days to Cover: 5.90; 3.55

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $56.00; –
52-Week Low: $20.05; –
20-Day Moving Average: $28.09; –
50-Day Moving Average: $28.91; –
200-Day Moving Average: $35.07; –
Average True Range (14): $1.34; –
Price Change (1 Week): 0.69%; 2.26%
Price Change (1 Month): -3.43%; -13.0%
Price Change (3 Months): -18.0%; -28.2%
Price Change (6 Months): -44.9%; -34.3%
Price Change (YTD): -13.9%; -1.61%
Price Change (1 Year): 22.7%; -1.02%
Price Change (3 Years): 29.4%; 16.8%
Price Change (5 Years): 92.9%; -29.9%
Price Change (10 Years): 187.0%; 104.9%
Average Volume (10 Days): 960,364; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 828,597; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 1M; –
Relative Volume: 0.54; 0.78
Relative Strength Index (14): 46.0; 42.5
Volatility (1 Year): 83.7%; 81.9%
Beta (5 Years): 1.70; 1.38

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 33.7%; 34.5%
Operating Margin: 22.5%; 0.77%
Pretax Margin: 29.9%; 2.97%
Profit Margin: 19.0%; -0.51%
EBITDA Margin: 31.6%; 4.94%
FCF Margin: 12.7%; 2.73%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 13.7%; -0.17%
Return on Assets (ROA): 8.82%; -1.58%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 29.2%; 1.66%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 10.9%; 0.42%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 4.94; 2.34
Quick Ratio: 4.36; 1.31
Debt / Equity: 0.00; 0.38
Debt / EBITDA: 0.01; 2.03
Debt / FCF: 0.04; 2.32
Net Debt / EBITDA: -2.45; 0.66

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 1.25%; 13.8%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 52.2%; 15.2%
EPS Growth (YoY): 61.4%; 19.8%
FCF Growth (YoY): 71.2%; 12.8%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 0.99%; 1.79%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 6.85%; 7.18%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 5.53%; 5.05%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 34.4%; 10.6%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.46; 0.66
Inventory Turnover: 8.97; 3.04
Revenue Per Employee: $454.31K; $373.11K
Profits Per Employee: $86.52K; -$6.97K
Employee Count: 1,908; 534
WACC: 13.6%; 11.4%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $866.82M; $338.73M
Gross Profit: $291.73M; $99.67M
Operating Income: $194.65M; -$314.66K
Pretax Income: $259.22M; $831.50K
Net Income: $165.09M; -$1.22M
EBITDA: $273.49M; $2.84M
EPS (Diluted): $2.84; -$0.01

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $672.81M; $93.38M
Total Debt: $3.89M; $196.00M
Net Cash (Debt): $668.92M; $7.36M
Net Cash Per Share: $11.34; $0.33
Equity (Book Value): $1.28B; $198.19M
Book Value Per Share: $21.71; $5.54
Tangible Book Value: $1.28B; $63.35M
Working Capital: $777.57M; $143.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $308.43M; $2.39M
Capital Expenditures: -$197.96M; -$18.91M
Free Cash Flow: $110.48M; $4.22M
FCF Per Share: $1.87; $0.21

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 10.2%; -0.28%
FCF Yield: 6.80%; 0.86%
Buyback Yield: 0.00%; 0.47%
Shareholder Yield: 0.00%; 0.97%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $33.29M; $3.09M
Effective Tax Rate: 12.8%; 18.5%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $37.24; $33.09
Graham Upside: 35.2%; -60.1%
Altman Z-Score: 5.79; 2.74
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.32; -2.57
Lynch Fair Value: $71.00; –
Lynch Upside: 157.7%; -31.8%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	PLAB	S&P 500	Difference	PLAB per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-5.4%	-3.0%	−2.4 pts
3 months	-17.7%	-2.8%	−14.9 pts
Year to date	-13.9%	+11.5%	−25.4 pts
1 year	+28.0%	+13.5%	+14.6 pts
3 years	+37.0%	+77.7%	−40.7 pts	+11.1%	+21.1%
5 years	+92.9%	+72.6%	+20.3 pts	+14.0%	+11.5%
10 years	+193.1%	+308.2%	−115.1 pts	+11.4%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

4M PLAB shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.9% from the previous report, or 7.09% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	4,048,233	+0.9%	685,882	5.9
Oct 15, 2026	4,011,798	-2.5%	789,554	5.1
Sep 30, 2026	4,113,903	-5.1%	805,083	5.1
Sep 15, 2026	4,334,857	-6.5%	1,113,615	3.9
Aug 31, 2026	4,636,589	+5.2%	2,022,687	2.3
Aug 14, 2026	4,409,184	-2.0%	737,981	6.0
Jul 31, 2026	4,498,042	+7.6%	908,090	5.0
Jul 15, 2026	4,180,014	+7.0%	1,200,821	3.5
Jun 30, 2026	3,906,667	+2.0%	1,673,543	2.3
Jun 15, 2026	3,830,193	+2.7%	2,114,582	1.8
May 29, 2026	3,729,365	+26.6%	2,503,660	1.5
May 15, 2026	2,944,956	-3.4%	724,152	4.1