Photronics, Inc. PLAB R2KAI
Company Overview
Photronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of photomask products and services in the United States, Taiwan, China, Korea, Europe, and internationally. It offers photomasks that are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays (FPDs); and to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, and FDP substrates. The company also provides electrical and optical components. It sells its products to semiconductor and FPD designers, manufacturers, and foundries through its sales personnel and customer service representatives. The company was formerly known as Photronic Labs, Inc. and changed its name to Photronics, Inc. in 1990. Photronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Brookfield, Connecticut.
Why Investors Should Care
Net profit has compounded at 32.2% per year over the last five years.
Trades at a P/E of 11.0, below the sector median of 34.7.
Maintains a net profit margin of 18.5%.
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Oct 2025 Revenue of $849.29M (-2.0% YoY); net profit $136.41M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -0.5%, earnings +270.5%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 5.5%, profit CAGR 32.2%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.49% |
| 1 Year: | -0.50% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 32.17% |
| 1 Year: | 270.50% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +54.25% |
| 6 Months: | -11.66% |
| 3 Months: | -34.87% |
| 1 Month: | -6.32% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
Photronics makes photomasks — the master templates used to manufacture the integrated circuits and displays that AI demand is driving.
Photomasks for ICs and flat-panel displays that transfer circuit patterns onto wafers and substrates.
- Photomasks for advanced ICs Photronics's masks are essential tooling for fabricating the logic and memory chips serving AI/compute.
- Display photomasks It also supplies masks for flat-panel displays used across electronics.
- Geographic capacity Fabs across the US and Asia provide capacity close to customers.
- Critical, capacity-constrained tooling supplier to chip and display makers; net ~18%.
- Profitable with steady demand tied to new chip/display designs.
- Flat current revenue (~0%) and capex-intensive.
- Semiconductor cyclicality and customer concentration are key risks.
Curated from public filings and analyst commentary; figures are illustrative.
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Technical Trend
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PROS
- Profit CAGR of 32.2% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading 45.8% below its 52-week high.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLAB Photronics, Inc. R2KAI | 29.77 | 10.99 | $1.76B | 0.00% | 12.70% | 13.24% | 5.49% | 32.17% |
| 2 | NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXAI | 212.50 | 32.59 | $5.15T | 0.47% | 74.66% | 114.29% | 24.64% | 32.12% |
| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX | 327.50 | 39.60 | $4.81T | 0.37% | 68.72% | 141.47% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI | 395.63 | 23.96 | $2.94T | 0.95% | 26.90% | 34.01% | 9.48% | 10.85% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI | 419.48 | 36.41 | $2.18T | 0.90% | 30.20% | 36.21% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | AVGO Broadcom Inc. NDXSPXAI | 394.28 | 64.96 | $1.88T | 0.68% | 16.70% | 37.28% | 24.38% | 26.24% |
| 7 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 904.28 | 20.44 | $1.02T | 0.05% | 13.69% | 66.64% | 13.68% | 26.02% |
| 8 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 529.14 | 172.36 | $862.82B | 0.00% | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,815.27 | 59.79 | $699.64B | 0.51% | 42.97% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | May 2015 | Aug 2015 | Nov 2015 | Jan 2016 | May 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Jan 2017 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Oct 2018 | Jan 2019 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Feb 2020 | May 2020 | Aug 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | May 2021 | Aug 2021 | Jan 2022 | May 2022 | Jul 2022 | Jan 2023 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 | Jul 2024 | Feb 2025 | May 2025 | Aug 2025 | Feb 2026 | May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 123.45M | 130.78M | 136.39M | 144.66M | 124.71M | 131.58M | 138.11M | 156.26M | 159.74M | 142.77M | 157.90M | 149.29M | 152.07M | 159.76M | 170.64M | 189.83M | 204.51M | 219.95M | 211.09M | 229.31M | 224.21M | 216.33M | 217.00M | 210.98M | 212.14M | 210.99M | 210.39M | 225.07M | 209.94M |
| Gross Profit | 33.09M | 37.24M | 44.61M | 35.44M | 31.29M | 31.45M | 20.53M | 23.00M | 20.16M | 21.72M | 26.44M | 27.66M | 32.82M | 35.60M | 35.42M | 26.10M | 26.01M | 30.57M | 38.16M | 34.60M | 30.43M | 37.73M | 31.89M | 30.53M | 39.25M | 45.33M | 59.86M | 70.22M | 83.86M | 76.08M | 88.40M | 86.80M | 79.25M | 79.25M | 75.14M | 75.53M | 77.91M | 70.86M | 78.70M | 65.76M |
| Operating Income | 14.87M | 18.56M | - | 17.54M | 14.82M | 14.82M | - | 8.64M | 5.54M | 5.27M | - | 11.81M | 15.37M | 20.44M | - | 8.05M | 9.20M | 13.40M | - | 16.30M | 12.70M | 19.94M | - | 11.77M | 20.81M | 28.46M | 38.20M | 49.40M | 63.73M | 55.96M | 67.05M | 65.26M | 57.49M | 56.05M | 52.15M | 52.18M | 55.72M | 48.16M | 54.86M | 42.18M |
| Net Income | 10.06M | 12.11M | 18.62M | 21.00M | 11.85M | 8.09M | 5.26M | 1.95M | 1.80M | 4.00M | 5.39M | 5.90M | 10.66M | 13.01M | 12.49M | 5.27M | 8.48M | 6.35M | 9.70M | 10.30M | 6.28M | 10.78M | 6.46M | 8.04M | 10.53M | 17.08M | 23.06M | 27.43M | 31.23M | 13.99M | 39.93M | 26.96M | 26.18M | 36.25M | 34.39M | 42.85M | 8.86M | 22.89M | 42.94M | 31.43M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.23 | 0.65 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.74 | 0.54 |
| R&D Expense | 5.81M | 6.25M | - | 5.70M | 5.45M | 5.47M | - | 3.48M | 3.73M | 4.81M | - | 4.10M | 3.82M | 2.65M | - | 4.26M | 3.54M | 4.05M | - | 4.08M | 4.46M | 4.49M | - | 4.71M | 4.38M | 5.30M | 5.94M | 4.21M | 4.15M | 3.30M | 3.48M | 3.50M | 3.44M | 4.29M | 3.56M | 4.26M | 4.09M | 4.27M | 2.59M | 2.82M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Nov 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 361.35M | 425.55M | 512.02M | 450.44M | 422.18M | 455.53M | 524.21M | 483.46M | 450.68M | 535.28M | 550.66M | 609.69M | 663.76M | 824.55M | 892.08M | 866.95M | 849.29M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | 136.21M | 111.92M | 99.64M | 100.35M | 143.14M | 118.71M | 91.31M | 131.50M | 120.84M | 134.65M | 167.04M | 294.21M | 336.16M | 315.95M | 299.83M |
| Operating Income | -12.49M | 39.48M | 75.47M | 44.41M | 30.67M | 28.80M | 72.23M | 52.48M | 31.87M | 65.63M | 52.12M | 63.93M | 94.55M | 211.87M | 253.05M | 221.52M | 208.16M |
| Net Income | -41.91M | 23.92M | 16.23M | 27.87M | 17.97M | 26.00M | 44.62M | 46.20M | 13.13M | 42.05M | 29.79M | 33.82M | 55.45M | 118.79M | 125.48M | 130.69M | 136.41M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.97 | 0.43 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.19 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.89 | 1.94 | 2.03 | 2.09 | 2.28 |
| R&D Expense | 15.42M | 14.93M | 15.51M | 19.37M | 20.76M | 21.91M | 21.92M | 21.65M | 15.86M | 14.48M | 16.39M | 17.14M | 18.49M | 18.34M | 13.65M | 16.58M | 15.80M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Nov 2008 | Nov 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 703.88M | 817.85M | 849.23M | 885.93M | 1.03B | 1.04B | 987.99M | 1.02B | 1.11B | 1.12B | 1.19B | 1.29B | 1.32B | 1.53B | 1.71B | 1.80B |
| Total Equity | 432.40M | 449.70M | 441.80M | 511.05M | 551.39M | 585.31M | 628.05M | 646.55M | 710.36M | 744.56M | 759.67M | 769.89M | 804.96M | 823.69M | 831.53M | 975.01M | 1.12B | 1.17B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 83.76M | 88.54M | 98.94M | 189.93M | 218.04M | 215.62M | 192.93M | 205.87M | 314.07M | 308.02M | 329.28M | 206.53M | 278.67M | 276.67M | 319.68M | 499.29M | 598.49M | 492.26M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 41.89M | 54.98M | 89.45M | 32.31M | - | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 207.94M | 258.10M | 263.23M | 298.10M | 289.69M | 281.31M | 162.51M | 155.50M | 205.44M | 207.57M | 225.92M | 293.64M | 253.74M | 250.61M | 231.30M | 207.23M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 119.23M | 95.90M | 85.51M | 104.59M | 139.12M | 192.69M | 81.32M | 81.78M | 191.08M | 151.95M | 142.94M | 176.15M | 193.80M | 185.22M | 183.81M | 165.87M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Nov 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 68.15M | 95.92M | 136.55M | 132.55M | 99.40M | - | 133.19M | 122.14M | 96.83M | 130.57M | 68.39M | 143.05M | - | 275.19M | 302.18M | 261.44M | 247.80M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -24.68M | -58.21M | -100.74M | -111.94M | -66.24M | - | -104.31M | 52.29M | -98.02M | -90.87M | -151.41M | -65.71M | - | -147.76M | -101.55M | -156.47M | -238.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -40.50M | -32.46M | 54.52M | 4.56M | -39.84M | - | -7.10M | -67.02M | -10.93M | -13.80M | -42.06M | -16.01M | - | -38.69M | -18.49M | -7.73M | -115.26M |
| Capital Expenditure | -34.99M | -71.38M | -82.12M | -96.98M | -63.79M | -91.08M | -104.03M | -50.15M | -91.97M | -92.58M | -178.38M | -70.81M | - | -112.54M | -131.41M | -131.03M | -188.23M |
| Free Cash Flow | 33.15M | 24.54M | 54.43M | 35.57M | 35.61M | - | 29.16M | 71.99M | 4.87M | 37.98M | -109.99M | 72.23M | - | 162.64M | 170.76M | 130.41M | 59.57M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88.74M | 182.14M | 97.25M | -106.36M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 23.11M | 21.70M | 34.39M | 48.25M | 2.52M | 0 | 0 | 97.42M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Nov 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | 26.6% | 24.8% | 23.6% | 22.0% | 27.3% | 24.6% | 20.3% | 24.6% | 21.9% | 22.1% | 25.2% | 35.7% | 37.7% | 36.4% | 35.3% |
| Operating Margin % | -3.5% | 9.3% | 14.7% | 9.9% | 7.3% | 6.3% | 13.8% | 10.9% | 7.1% | 12.3% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 14.2% | 25.7% | 28.4% | 25.6% | 24.5% |
| Net Margin % | -11.6% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 2.9% | 7.9% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 14.4% | 14.1% | 15.1% | 16.1% |
| ROE % | -9.3% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 6.5% | 1.8% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 14.3% | 12.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| ROCE % | - | 6.8% | 10.5% | 5.8% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 8.5% | 5.8% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 15.92% | 9.39M | $277.15M |
| 2 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6.72% | 3.96M | $117.00M |
| 3 | LSV Asset Management | 4.89% | 2.88M | $85.11M |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.82% | 2.84M | $83.99M |
| 5 | American Century Companies Inc | 4.78% | 2.82M | $83.26M |
| 6 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.25% | 2.50M | $73.90M |
| 7 | State Street Corporation | 3.80% | 2.24M | $66.13M |
| 8 | Victory Capital Management Inc. | 3.29% | 1.94M | $57.24M |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.15% | 1.85M | $54.76M |
| 10 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.42% | 1.43M | $42.15M |
Analyst View
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PLAB — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Photronics, Inc. (PLAB)?
As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) trades at $29.77 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $19.16 to $54.96.
What is the market capitalisation of PLAB?
Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) has a market capitalisation of $1.76B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of PLAB?
PLAB trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.99. The industry average P/E is 34.66. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.38.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of PLAB?
PLAB has a return on equity (ROE) of 13.24%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 12.70%.
Is PLAB a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Photronics, Inc. (PLAB), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.