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    Photronics Inc (PLAB)

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    TECHNOLOGY • SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS • NASDAQ

    $28.53
    +0.17 (+0.60%)

    Market Cap: $1.67B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    70%(28/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +13.47%
    Streak
    1 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.55
    Range$0.55 - $0.55
    3 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $223M
    Range$222M - $224M
    3 analysts
    Period ending Jan 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$0.53
    Range$0.51 - $0.55
    2 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.55-3.6%
    60d ago$0.55-3.6%
    30d ago$0.51+3.9%
    7d ago$0.51+3.9%
    Current$0.53
    Revenue Consensus
    $229M
    Range$226M - $231M
    2 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Jan 27EST
    		-$0.53---
    Oct 26EST
    		-$0.55---
    Jul 26
    Reported Aug 26
    		$0.50$0.40+25.00%Beat-2.0%
    Apr 26
    Reported May 28
    		$0.42$0.53-20.75%Miss+5.0%
    Jan 26
    Reported Feb 25
    		$0.61$0.53+15.09%Beat+17.3%
    Oct 25
    Reported Dec 10
    		$0.60$0.45+33.33%Beat+1.7%
    Jul 25
    Reported Aug 27
    		$0.51$0.39+30.77%Beat+0.0%
    Apr 25
    Reported May 28
    		$0.40$0.48-16.67%Miss-13.0%
    Jan 25
    Reported Feb 26
    		$0.52$0.47+10.64%Beat+8.3%
    Oct 24
    Reported Dec 11
    		$0.59$0.52+13.46%Beat-18.1%
    Jul 24
    Reported Aug 29
    		$0.51$0.56-8.93%Miss+0.0%
    Apr 24
    Reported May 22
    		$0.46$0.55-16.36%Miss-14.8%
    Jan 24
    Reported Feb 21
    		$0.48$0.49-2.04%Miss+108.7%
    Oct 23
    Reported Dec 13
    		$0.72$0.53+35.85%Beat+20.0%
    Jul 23
    Reported Sep 6
    		$0.51$0.52-1.92%Miss+0.0%
    Apr 23
    Reported May 24
    		$0.54$0.44+22.73%Beat+10.2%
    Jan 23
    Reported Feb 20
    		$0.23$0.40-42.50%Miss-39.5%
    Oct 22
    Reported Dec 13
    		$0.60$0.48+25.00%Beat+81.8%
    Jul 22
    Reported Aug 30
    		$0.51$0.50+2.00%Beat+82.1%
    Apr 22
    Reported May 25
    		$0.49$0.35+40.00%Beat+188.2%
    Jan 22
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.38$0.31+22.58%Beat+192.3%
    Oct 21
    Reported Dec 8
    		$0.33$0.25+32.00%Beat+230.0%
    Jul 21
    Reported Aug 25
    		$0.28$0.22+27.27%Beat+64.7%
    Apr 21
    Reported May 26
    		$0.17$0.17+0.00%Beat+70.0%
    Jan 21
    Reported Feb 24
    		$0.13$0.11+18.18%Beat-18.8%
    Oct 20
    Reported Dec 9
    		$0.10$0.15-33.33%Miss-33.3%
    Jul 20
    Reported Aug 27
    		$0.17$0.15+13.33%Beat+70.0%
    Apr 20
    Reported May 27
    		$0.10$0.12-16.67%Miss-23.1%
    Jan 20
    Reported Mar 4
    		$0.16$0.16+0.00%Beat+100.0%
    Oct 19
    Reported Dec 11
    		$0.15$0.15+0.00%Beat-16.7%
    Jul 19
    Reported Aug 20
    		$0.10$0.10+0.00%Beat-41.2%
    Apr 19
    Reported May 22
    		$0.13$0.07+85.71%Beat-13.3%
    Jan 19
    Reported Feb 21
    		$0.08$0.05+60.00%Beat-11.1%
    Oct 18
    Reported Dec 12
    		$0.18$0.17+5.88%Beat+125.0%
    Jul 18
    Reported Aug 22
    		$0.17$0.15+13.33%Beat+183.3%
    Apr 18
    Reported May 22
    		$0.15$0.07+114.29%Beat+400.0%
    Jan 18
    Reported Feb 14
    		$0.09$0.06+50.00%Beat+200.0%
    Oct 17
    Reported Nov 29
    		$0.08$0.06+33.33%Beat+60.0%
    Jul 17
    Reported Aug 14
    		$0.06$0.09-33.33%Miss-
    Apr 17
    Reported May 17
    		$0.03$0.05-40.00%Miss-
    Jan 17
    Reported Feb 15
    		$0.03$0.04-25.00%Miss-
    Oct 16
    Reported Dec 6
    		$0.05$0.03+66.67%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio13.39EV/EBITDA3.30x
    Price/FCF15.03xFCF Yield6.66%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin19.10%Operating Margin21.10%
    ROE13.80%ROIC17.59%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.00xInterest Coverage7007.00x
    Current Ratio4.94xQuick Ratio4.61x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.32Avg Volume808.42K
    52-Week High$56.0052-Week Low$20.05

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$29.81
    SMA 20$30.03
    SMA 50$30.04
    SMA 200$35.71
    EMA 10$29.41
    EMA 20$29.65
    EMA 50$30.18
    EMA 200$32.18

    MACD

    Line: -0.20Signal: 0.03Hist: -0.23

    ADX

    ADX: 17.6+DI: 17.4-DI: 31.6

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up64.0
    Aroon Down12.0
    PSAR$31.42

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$31.80
    Lower Band$28.26
    %B Position1178%(Upper)
    Band Width0.07

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    40.0

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K20.2
    Stoch %D16.2
    Williams %R-68.9
    ROC (10d)-7.5%
    Momentum-2.30
    CCI (20d)-167.4
    MFI (14d)29.5

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.06(3.7%)
    StdDev (20d)0.88
    Hist Vol26.6%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$28.09
    OBV18.3M
    AD Line-4.4M
    CMF (20d)0.268

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)795.2K
    Vol Ratio1.4x
    VWMA (20d)$30.02

    Pivot Points

    R3$29.58
    R2$29.17
    R1$28.76
    Pivot Point$28.35
    S1$27.94
    S2$27.53
    S3$27.12

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-5.25
    Ultimate Osc52.4
    KST19.23

    Financial Data

    QuarterJul 2026Apr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023
    Total Revenue$216.05M$209.94M$225.07M$215.77M$210.39M$210.99M$212.14M$222.63M$210.98M$217.00M$216.33M$227.47M
    Cost of Revenue$144.31M$144.18M$146.36M$140.24M$139.54M$133.09M$136.60M$140.33M$135.85M$137.75M$137.08M$142.59M
    Gross Profit$71.73M$65.76M$78.70M$75.53M$70.86M$77.91M$75.53M$82.30M$75.14M$79.25M$79.25M$84.88M
    Operating Expenses$26.23M$23.58M$23.84M$23.43M$22.69M$22.19M$23.36M$26.38M$22.99M$23.29M$21.77M$20.10M
    R&D$3.71M$2.82M$2.59M$3.19M$4.27M$4.09M$4.26M$5.28M$3.56M$4.29M$3.44M$3.37M
    SG&A$22.54M$20.76M$21.31M$20.00M$18.42M$18.10M$19.10M$21.01M$19.44M$19.00M$18.32M$16.73M
    Operating Income$45.50M$42.18M$54.86M$52.11M$48.16M$55.72M$52.18M$55.83M$52.15M$56.05M$57.49M$64.78M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$31,000$1,000$1,000$4,000$0$4,000$47,000$76,000$58,000$110,000$90,000$108,000
    Income Before Tax$54.87M$53.86M$74.53M$75.96M$38.73M$29.93M$77.16M$54.79M$62.29M$76.59M$53.74M$83.44M
    Income Tax Expense$10.99M$10.61M$14.36M$-2,659,000$9.59M$5.71M$18.90M$14.57M$14.12M$20.21M$14.66M$20.29M
    Net Income$43.88M$43.25M$60.18M$78.62M$29.14M$24.22M$58.26M$40.23M$48.17M$56.37M$39.08M$63.16M
    EBITDA$75.91M$73.87M$94.33M$93.99M$57.58M$49.53M$98.00M$75.60M$82.48M$97.57M$74.53M$104.50M
    EBIT$54.90M$53.86M$74.53M$75.97M$38.73M$29.93M$77.20M$54.78M$62.35M$76.78M$53.83M$83.55M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $0
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    0
    New Awards (TTM)
    0
    Avg Remaining Term
    N/A

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

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    The National Law Review•10/8/26•Bearish

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    PLAB Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    13.4x
    Forward P/E
    13.3x
    EV/EBITDA
    3.3x
    P/FCF
    15.0x
    PEG
    2.6x
    P/B
    1.3x
    See GNG's fair value

    PLAB Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    33.7%
    Operating margin
    21.1%
    Net margin
    19.1%
    ROIC
    17.6%
    ROE
    13.8%
    FCF margin
    12.7%
    FCF yield
    6.7%

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    PLAB Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    3
    Strong Buy
    0
    Buy
    3
    Hold
    0
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    PLAB Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • PLAB earns a 17.6% return on invested capital.
    • PLAB beat EPS estimates in 75.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    PLAB Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    6 of 8 quarters (75.0%)
    Average surprise
    11.4%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    $0.55

    Frequently Asked Questions About PLAB

    Does PLAB pay dividends?

    Photronics Inc (PLAB) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is PLAB's P/E ratio?

    Photronics Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.39.

    What is PLAB's market cap?

    Photronics Inc (PLAB) has a market capitalization of $1.67B with a current stock price of $28.53.

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