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Photronics, Inc.

PLAB Technology Semiconductors
$27.92
▼ -3.5% Today
as of Oct 23, 10:35 ET
Last 30 days +3.44% Sep 14 → Oct 23
$26.81 $28.07 $29.32 $30.58 $31.84 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 30 Oct 07 Oct 15 Oct 23
Open
$27.77
High
$28.35
Low
$27.38
Volume
$883,052
Avg Vol
$1M
Mkt Cap
$1.7B
P/E (TTM)
15.55
Beta
—
52w High
$56.00
52w Low
$20.05
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
$58M

Recent Press Releases & News last 60 days · 23 items

Sep 30 · 20:00 PR GlobeNewswire
Photronics to Participate in 18th Annual CEO Investor Summit
Sep 24 · 16:32 StockStory
Q2 Earnings Highs And Lows: Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Vs The Rest Of The Semiconductor Manufacturing Stocks
Sep 22 · 21:41 StockStory
Power Integrations, Penguin Solutions, Photronics, Amkor, and Teradyne Shares Are Soaring, What You Need To Know
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PLAB earnings at a glance

The options market is pricing a move of about ±5.6% after the report, a range of roughly $26.35 to $29.49 from today's $27.92. Over its last 2 reports the stock rose the next day 0 times and fell 2, moving ±26.0% on average; after the most recent report on May 28, 2026 it moved -36.4%. That means options currently expect less movement than PLAB has typically delivered. PLAB beat the consensus EPS estimate in 1 of its last 3 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 48%. The share price of $27.92 sits in the middle of its 52-week range.

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Overview

52-week range
$20
$56
22% of range
Avg surprise (last 3)
-2.2%
Avg reaction (last 2)
-26.0%
0% positive
Latest IV / EM
48%
EM ±5.6% · $30 · Oct 16

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$0.23$0.36$0.48$0.61$0.74 Actual $0.23Actual $0.65Actual $0.44Actual $0.42Actual $0.58Actual $0.55Actual $0.68Actual $0.40Est $0.48Actual $0.51Est $0.39Actual $0.74Actual $0.42Est $0.53Actual $0.49 JanAprJulJanAprJulFebApr/2025Jul/2025FebApr/2026Aug
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$0$59M$118M$177M$236M Feb 25May 25Aug 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Sun Aug 2, 2026Aug 2026 $0.49 — — — — financials
Thu May 28, 2026Apr/2026 $0.42 $0.53 -20.8% +5.0% -36.4% earnings
Sun Feb 1, 2026Feb 2026 $0.74 — — — — financials
Wed Aug 27, 2025Jul/2025 $0.51 $0.39 +30.8% — — earnings
Wed May 28, 2025Apr/2025 $0.40 $0.48 -16.7% — -15.6% earnings
Sun Feb 2, 2025Feb 2025 $0.68 — — — — financials
Sun Jul 28, 2024Jul 2024 $0.55 — — — — financials
Sun Apr 28, 2024Apr 2024 $0.58 — — — — financials
Sun Jan 28, 2024Jan 2024 $0.42 — — — — financials
Sun Jul 30, 2023Jul 2023 $0.44 — — — — financials
Sun Apr 30, 2023Apr 2023 $0.65 — — — — financials
Sun Jan 29, 2023Jan 2023 $0.23 — — — — financials

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricAug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Oct 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Oct 2024
Revenue$216M$210M$225M—$210M$211M$212M—
Cost of revenue$144M$144M$146M—$140M$133M$137M—
Gross profit$72M$66M$79M—$71M$78M$76M—
Operating income$46M$42M$55M—$48M$56M$52M—
Net income$29M$31M$43M—$23M$9M$43M—
EPS (diluted)$0.49$0.54$0.74—$0.39$0.15$0.68—

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricAug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Oct 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Oct 2024
Cash & equivalents$550M$511M$544M$492M$480M$531M$642M$598M
Inventory$65M$68M$63M$62M$63M$61M$58M$57M
Total current assets$975M$944M$946M$890M$872M$856M$921M$931M
Total assets$1.99B$1.93B$1.90B$1.80B$1.75B$1.70B$1.70B$1.71B
Long-term debt————————
Total liabilities$247M$237M$251M$207M$215M$206M$210M$231M
Total equity$1.28B$1.69B$1.65B$1.17B$1.54B$1.50B$1.49B$1.12B

Implied volatility — last 90 days

46%103%160%216%273% Jun 07 — IV 86% · EM ±11.9%Jun 08 — IV 74% · EM ±9.8%Jun 09 — IV 80% · EM ±10.0%Jun 10 — IV 91% · EM ±10.8%Jun 11 — IV 82% · EM ±9.1%Jun 12 — IV 88% · EM ±9.0%Jun 15 — IV 104% · EM ±7.6%Jun 16 — IV 82% · EM ±4.8%Jun 17 — IV 127% · EM ±5.3%Jun 19 — IV 76% · EM ±16.8%Jun 22 — IV 78% · EM ±16.3%Jun 23 — IV 76% · EM ±15.5%Jun 24 — IV 74% · EM ±14.8%Jun 25 — IV 80% · EM ±15.6%Jun 26 — IV 71% · EM ±13.6%Jun 29 — IV 72% · EM ±12.7%Jun 30 — IV 80% · EM ±13.8%Jul 01 — IV 68% · EM ±11.3%Jul 02 — IV 76% · EM ±12.2%Jul 03 — IV 78% · EM ±12.2%Jul 06 — IV 84% · EM ±11.6%Jul 07 — IV 105% · EM ±13.8%Jul 08 — IV 92% · EM ±11.5%Jul 09 — IV 70% · EM ±8.3%Jul 10 — IV 65% · EM ±7.2%Jul 13 — IV 94% · EM ±7.8%Jul 14 — IV 75% · EM ±5.4%Jul 15 — IV 98% · EM ±5.8%Jul 16 — IV 123% · EM ±5.2%Jul 20 — IV 75% · EM ±17.6%Jul 21 — IV 72% · EM ±16.7%Jul 22 — IV 72% · EM ±16.5%Jul 23 — IV 67% · EM ±15.2%Jul 24 — IV 68% · EM ±14.9%Jul 27 — IV 71% · EM ±14.8%Jul 28 — IV 72% · EM ±14.7%Jul 29 — IV 77% · EM ±15.5%Jul 30 — IV 73% · EM ±14.3%Jul 31 — IV 69% · EM ±13.1%Aug 03 — IV 74% · EM ±13.2%Aug 04 — IV 76% · EM ±13.0%Aug 05 — IV 80% · EM ±13.4%Aug 06 — IV 76% · EM ±12.3%Aug 07 — IV 74% · EM ±11.6%Aug 10 — IV 78% · EM ±10.8%Aug 11 — IV 81% · EM ±10.7%Aug 12 — IV 69% · EM ±8.6%Aug 13 — IV 71% · EM ±8.4%Aug 14 — IV 77% · EM ±8.5%Aug 17 — IV 78% · EM ±6.5%Aug 18 — IV 85% · EM ±6.1%Aug 19 — IV 61% · EM ±3.6%Aug 20 — IV 102% · EM ±4.3%Aug 24 — IV 88% · EM ±18.4%Aug 25 — IV 89% · EM ±18.2%Aug 26 — IV 59% · EM ±11.8%Aug 27 — IV 55% · EM ±10.8%Aug 28 — IV 64% · EM ±12.3%Aug 31 — IV 60% · EM ±10.6%Sep 01 — IV 65% · EM ±11.2%Sep 02 — IV 66% · EM ±10.9%Sep 03 — IV 60% · EM ±9.8%Sep 04 — IV 52% · EM ±8.1%Sep 07 — IV 58% · EM ±8.1%Sep 08 — IV 57% · EM ±7.5%Sep 09 — IV 57% · EM ±7.1%Sep 10 — IV 67% · EM ±7.9%Sep 11 — IV 56% · EM ±6.2%Sep 14 — IV 131% · EM ±11.0%Sep 15 — IV 231% · EM ±16.7%Sep 16 — IV 274% · EM ±16.2%Sep 17 — IV 245% · EM ±10.2%Sep 21 — IV 51% · EM ±10.6%Sep 22 — IV 52% · EM ±10.6%Sep 23 — IV 50% · EM ±10.0%Sep 24 — IV 50% · EM ±9.8%Sep 25 — IV 47% · EM ±9.0%Sep 28 — IV 49% · EM ±8.7%Sep 29 — IV 53% · EM ±9.1%Sep 30 — IV 56% · EM ±9.4%Oct 01 — IV 56% · EM ±9.0%Oct 02 — IV 53% · EM ±8.3%Oct 06 — IV 50% · EM ±6.6%Oct 07 — IV 48% · EM ±6.1%Oct 08 — IV 48% · EM ±5.6%

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PLAB earnings FAQ

What is PLAB's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±5.6%, or $1.57 per share either way from $27.92.

How does PLAB stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 2 reports the average next-day move was ±26.0%, up 0 times and down 2 times.

What is PLAB's implied volatility?

PLAB's at-the-money implied volatility is about 48% based on the latest options snapshot.

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