# Photronics (PLAB) — Overview

PLAB · NASDAQ · Stock

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## Price

Last close $28.53 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $20.28 – $54.96.

## Company profile

Photronics Inc is a U.S.-based company principally engaged in the manufacturing of photomasks, which are high-precision photographic quartz or glass plates containing microscopic images of electronic circuits. Photomasks are a key element in the manufacture of integrated circuits (ICs) and flat-panel displays (FPDs) and are used as masters to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers and FPD substrates during fabrication, as well as to a lesser extent, other types of electrical and optical components. The Company has manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, China, South Korea, the United States, and Europe, and generates revenue globally, with Taiwan contributing the majority of total revenue.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $866.8M |
| Revenue (quarter) | $216.0M |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 2.69% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $291.7M |
| Gross margin | 33.65% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $225.9M |
| Net income (quarter) | $43.9M |
| Net income growth (year over year) | 50.60% |
| Net margin | 26.06% |
| Return on equity | 13.72% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $2.83 |
| Book value per share | $22.01 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 10.2 |
| Price to book | 1.0 |
| Debt to assets | 12.41% |
| Payout ratio | 0.00% |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Photronics (PLAB) profitable?

Yes. Photronics earned $225.9M in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 26.06%.

### How much revenue does Photronics (PLAB) make?

Photronics generated $866.8M in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 2.69% year over year.

### What is PLAB's P/E ratio?

Photronics trades at 10.2 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $2.83.

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