Last 48 quarters of trend data · Technology · Semiconductors
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 13.81 | 15.45 | 23.22 | 11.68 | 5.58 | 13.02 | 32.03 | 8.45 | 10.56 | 11.65 | 12.19 | 17.94 | 6.38 | 14.90 | 5.56 | 20.46 | 6.76 | 11.67 | 7.65 | 11.41 | 9.84 |
| — | +18.7% | -27.5% | +38.2% | -47.1% | +11.8% | +162.8% | -52.9% | +65.6% | -21.9% | +119.2% | -12.3% | -5.7% | +27.7% | -27.3% | +79.3% | -31.3% | -2.2% | -59.1% | -46.6% | -59.6% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.19 | 2.06 | 3.50 | 2.24 | 1.61 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.70 | 1.60 | 1.89 | 2.03 | 2.17 | 1.25 | 1.81 | 0.97 | 1.37 | 1.18 | 1.66 | 1.12 | 1.39 | 1.09 |
| — | +44.5% | +151.9% | +32.1% | +0.5% | -24.8% | -31.7% | -21.7% | +27.5% | +4.5% | +109.7% | +58.3% | +5.8% | +9.3% | -13.5% | -1.5% | +8.5% | +37.7% | -9.9% | +21.0% | +3.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.18 | 1.02 | 1.73 | 1.22 | 0.87 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 1.13 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 0.89 | 1.30 | 0.74 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.35 | 0.87 | 1.02 | 0.79 |
| — | +30.9% | +121.6% | +26.9% | -9.7% | -31.1% | -39.3% | -30.8% | +7.5% | -12.9% | +74.7% | +42.5% | -4.7% | -3.9% | -15.2% | -3.8% | +18.5% | +63.4% | +8.6% | +42.3% | +20.5% | |
| P/FCF | 31.12 | 11.30 | 597.59 | 10.17 | 17.17 | 11.88 | — | 8.32 | 14.13 | 7.89 | 7.81 | — | 5.26 | 6.27 | 4.02 | — | 18.76 | 4.50 | 8.03 | 6.61 | 9.47 |
| — | -4.9% | — | +22.2% | +21.4% | +50.6% | — | — | +168.6% | +25.8% | +94.5% | — | -72.0% | +39.4% | -50.0% | — | +98.0% | -21.4% | — | -66.9% | +83.0% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.79 | 4.63 | 27.15 | 4.94 | 3.16 | 2.68 | 2.13 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 3.74 | 4.21 | 4.45 | 1.93 | 3.51 | 1.58 | 2.85 | 2.25 | 3.40 | 2.39 | 3.56 | 2.87 |
| — | +72.7% | +1175.5% | +80.0% | +14.9% | -28.3% | -49.5% | -38.3% | +42.4% | +6.6% | +166.4% | +56.1% | -14.3% | +3.3% | -33.9% | -19.8% | -21.4% | +4.8% | -35.2% | -3.4% | +2.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | 6.58 | 5.62 | 14.40 | 6.73 | 4.27 | 3.73 | 2.88 | 3.84 | 3.86 | 4.34 | 4.21 | 6.47 | 1.99 | 4.67 | 1.70 | 5.14 | 2.50 | 4.18 | 3.39 | 4.79 | 4.08 |
| — | +50.5% | +400.6% | +75.2% | +10.6% | -13.9% | -31.7% | -40.6% | +94.0% | -7.1% | +147.4% | +25.7% | -20.6% | +11.7% | -49.7% | +7.4% | -38.6% | -15.4% | -56.8% | -51.3% | -50.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 35.3% | 33.2% | 31.3% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 33.7% | 36.9% | 35.6% | 37.0% | 35.6% | 36.5% | 36.6% | 37.3% | 38.7% | 38.6% | 36.0% | 38.2% | 38.1% | 34.3% | 31.5% | 28.7% |
| — | -1.4% | -15.2% | -1.8% | -5.3% | -5.4% | +1.1% | -2.8% | -0.9% | -8.0% | -5.3% | +1.7% | -2.3% | +1.5% | +12.3% | +14.3% | +33.2% | +43.5% | +39.8% | +57.1% | +34.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 24.5% | 21.1% | 20.1% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 22.9% | 26.4% | 24.6% | 25.1% | 24.7% | 25.8% | 26.6% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 29.2% | 26.5% | 28.8% | 29.0% | 24.2% | 20.1% | 18.5% |
| — | -8.0% | -23.9% | -1.0% | -3.3% | -7.4% | +2.4% | -7.4% | -11.9% | -15.1% | -11.8% | +0.2% | -1.1% | +0.5% | +21.0% | +31.7% | +55.7% | +73.7% | +85.5% | +160.1% | +84.2% | |
| Net Margin | 16.1% | 13.4% | 15.0% | 19.1% | 28.6% | 10.9% | 4.2% | 20.2% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 16.7% | 12.1% | 19.6% | 12.0% | 17.4% | 6.6% | 17.6% | 14.2% | 13.4% | 12.2% | 10.9% |
| — | +23.0% | +256.5% | -5.6% | +88.3% | -33.2% | -74.9% | +66.9% | -22.4% | +35.6% | -4.1% | +82.7% | +11.3% | -15.3% | +29.8% | -45.5% | +61.3% | +41.9% | +103.6% | +129.9% | +152.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 8.9% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.0% |
| — | +11.5% | +217.3% | -8.2% | +68.4% | -39.0% | -77.8% | +44.3% | -33.7% | +12.7% | -20.2% | +60.2% | +2.0% | -25.1% | +27.5% | -44.9% | +74.2% | +70.3% | +145.4% | +173.1% | +195.0% | |
| ROA | 7.8% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.5% |
| — | +11.3% | +215.4% | -7.6% | +72.2% | -37.4% | -77.1% | +48.9% | -31.5% | +16.0% | -17.6% | +66.0% | +5.9% | -21.6% | +34.2% | -42.2% | +80.8% | +73.7% | +144.1% | +164.2% | +183.8% | |
| ROIC | 15.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| — | -19.8% | -39.9% | -16.4% | -21.9% | -18.2% | -3.9% | -14.2% | -22.0% | -24.4% | -17.0% | +3.2% | +1.3% | -5.6% | +26.4% | +45.9% | +95.3% | +140.5% | +140.8% | +203.8% | +101.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.12 |
| — | +12305.6% | +11310.0% | -99.3% | -99.9% | -99.9% | -99.9% | -89.8% | -19.7% | -33.3% | -32.3% | -39.3% | -55.1% | -59.8% | -70.0% | -69.3% | -63.3% | -55.2% | -31.9% | -10.3% | +59.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.57 | 0.69 | 1.18 | 1.64 | 2.15 |
| — | +14424.3% | +43286.2% | -99.2% | -99.9% | -99.9% | -99.9% | -87.9% | +4.2% | -10.7% | -12.9% | -33.6% | -50.1% | -54.6% | -72.4% | -72.5% | -73.3% | -70.5% | -54.3% | -42.7% | +14.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 5.37 | 4.94 | 5.05 | 4.58 | 5.37 | 4.99 | 5.13 | 5.66 | 5.07 | 4.67 | 4.32 | 4.36 | 4.24 | 4.05 | 3.89 | 3.52 | 3.33 | 3.44 | 3.38 | 3.13 | 3.13 |
| — | -0.9% | -1.6% | -19.1% | +5.9% | +6.8% | +18.9% | +29.9% | +19.4% | +15.3% | +11.0% | +24.0% | +27.5% | +17.7% | +15.0% | +12.4% | +6.4% | +8.7% | +8.7% | -10.0% | -10.7% | |
| Quick Ratio | 4.99 | 4.61 | 4.69 | 4.28 | 4.99 | 4.62 | 4.76 | 5.31 | 4.76 | 4.38 | 4.04 | 4.09 | 3.97 | 3.76 | 3.59 | 3.25 | 3.06 | 3.18 | 3.07 | 2.80 | 2.81 |
| — | -0.2% | -1.6% | -19.4% | +5.0% | +5.6% | +18.0% | +29.9% | +19.8% | +16.5% | +12.4% | +25.7% | +29.6% | +18.1% | +17.0% | +15.9% | +9.0% | +11.8% | +11.3% | -9.3% | -9.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | 3789.11 | — | — | 54803.00 | 17449.33 | — | 13929.25 | 1110.15 | 721.97 | 1075.02 | 697.24 | 598.13 | 766.55 | 511.74 | 602.61 | 639.95 | 201.95 | 109.31 | — | 48.94 | 36.62 |
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Photronics, Inc.'s current P/E is 13.8x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 14.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Photronics, Inc.'s current operating margin is 24.5%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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