What is Photronics's earnings yield?

Photronics (PLAB) reported earnings yield of 5.5% in Q1 2026.

How has Photronics's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Photronics's earnings yield decreased by 46.0% year-over-year, from 10.1% to 5.5%.

What is the long-term trend for Photronics's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Photronics's earnings yield has grown at a 11.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.7% to 9.7%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Photronics PLAB Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$209.9M-0.5%

Gross profit$65.8M-15.6%

Operating income$42.2M-24.3%

Net income$31.4M+255%

EPS (diluted)$0.54+260%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$514.4M-3.6%

Total debt$3.9M+12,780%

Total equity$1.2B+12.7%

Total assets$1.9B+13.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$47.0M+49.5%

CapEx$45.8M-24.4%

Free cash flow$1.2M—

Valuation

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Market cap$1.87B+146%

Profitability

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Gross margin33.8%-2.5pp

Operating margin22.9%-2.3pp

Net margin18.5%+4.5pp

FCF margin11.2%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.6%+2.3pp

Debt / equity0×—

Current ratio5×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Photronics’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=5.5%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Photronics’s 10-Q, filed June 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Photronics's earnings yield?: Photronics (PLAB) reported earnings yield of 5.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Photronics's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Photronics's earnings yield decreased by 46.0% year-over-year, from 10.1% to 5.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Photronics's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Photronics's earnings yield has grown at a 11.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.7% to 9.7%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.