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Photronics, Inc.

Ticker PLABBROOKFIELD, CTFiscal year ends OctoberBook value per share $21.85Diluted shares 58.6M

Photronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLAB) manufactures photomasks, high-precision quartz or glass plates with microscopic circuit patterns used to transfer designs onto semiconductor wafers and flat-panel display substrates. Its customers include semiconductor and display manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers, fabless… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Aug 2, 2026, Photronics, Inc. reported revenue of $866.82M, up 1.2% from a year earlier, and net income of $225.93M. Its operating margin was 22.5%, and operations generated $308.43M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $849.29M, down 2.0% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $190.23M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 10-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-08-02
Sales & profitability
$849.29MFY2025
−2.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $866.82M
24.51%FY2025
−1 percentage points
Last 12 mo 22.46%
$190.23MFY2025
+3.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $225.93M
11.62%FY2025
No change, year over year
Last 12 mo 12.89%
Cash & financing
$247.80MFY2025
−5.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $308.43M
$59.66MFY2025
−54.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $110.48M
0.00FY2025
Was 0.02× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.00
59.9MFY2025
−4.0% year over year
Last 12 mo 58.6M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Photronics, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

Photronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLAB) manufactures photomasks, high-precision quartz or glass plates with microscopic circuit patterns used to transfer designs onto semiconductor wafers and flat-panel display substrates. Its customers include semiconductor and display manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor companies, pure-play foundries, and, to a lesser extent, design and equipment companies serving these industries. Photronics produces photomasks for integrated circuits and displays, using electron-beam or optical lithography for IC masks and optical systems for display masks; its products support applications including computing, memory, telecommunications, automotive, industrial, and connected devices. The company operates as one reportable segment and serves customers through 11 manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, China, South Korea, the United States, and Europe. In fiscal 2025, it served approximately 636 customers and had about 1,908 employees worldwide. Its website is http://www.photronics.com.

Company details
Sector
Information Technology
Industry (SIC)
Semiconductors
Headquarters
BROOKFIELD, CT
Fiscal year end
October
CIK
810136
SIC
3674

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-89.21M$178.42M$446.04M$713.66M$981.28M201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Photronics, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

337
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$1.21B
held by funds, at market
56.3%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Photronics, Inc.’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.10%of fund net assets
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
—of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
Invesco Semiconductors ETF
PSI · Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
—of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.06%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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