What is Photronics's free cash flow margin?

Photronics (PLAB) reported free cash flow margin of 11.2% in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Photronics's free cash flow margin?

Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Photronics's free cash flow margin has grown at a 6.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 11.8% to 15.1%.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.

Photronics PLAB Free cash flow margin

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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$1.86B+146%

Enterprise value$1.35B+268%

P/E11.7×+5.4×

P/S2.2×+1.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin33.8%-2.5pp

Operating margin22.9%-2.3pp

Net margin18.5%+4.5pp

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.

free cash flow/total revenue=11.2%

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 free cash flow margin?: Photronics (PLAB) reported free cash flow margin of 11.2% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Photronics's free cash flow margin?: Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Photronics's free cash flow margin has grown at a 6.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 11.8% to 15.1%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.