What is Photronics's price / earnings?

Photronics (PLAB) reported price / earnings of 18.3× in Q1 2026.

How has Photronics's price / earnings changed year-over-year?

Photronics's price / earnings increased by 85.3% year-over-year, from 9.9× to 18.3×.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Photronics's price / earnings has grown at a -10.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.6× to 10.3×.

What does price / earnings mean?

Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.

Photronics PLAB Price / earnings

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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/S2.2×+1.3×

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.

market cap/net income=18.3×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 price / earnings?: Photronics (PLAB) reported price / earnings of 18.3× in Q1 2026.
How has Photronics's price / earnings changed year-over-year?: Photronics's price / earnings increased by 85.3% year-over-year, from 9.9× to 18.3×.
What is the long-term trend for Photronics's price / earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Photronics's price / earnings has grown at a -10.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.6× to 10.3×.
What does price / earnings mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.