NASDAQ: PLAB
Photronics Inc Stock

$28.86-1.45 (-4.78%)
Updated Jul 2, 2026
PLAB Price
$28.86
Fair Value Price
$35.39
Market Cap
$1.70B
52 Week Low
$18.61
52 Week High
$56.00
P/E
10.57x
P/B
1.37x
P/S
3.39x
PEG
1.29x
Dividend Yield
N/A
Revenue
$861.17M
Earnings
$159.06M
Gross Margin
33.8%
Operating Margin
22.17%
Profit Margin
18.5%
Debt to Equity
0.19
Operating Cash Flow
$282M
Beta
1.78
Next Earnings
Aug 26, 2026
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

PLAB Overview

Photronics, Inc., including its affiliated entities, operates as a global supplier focused on the production and distribution of photomask goods and associated services. The company's reach extends across the United States, Taiwan, Korea, Europe, and China, serving international markets. These photomasks are vital for the manufacturing of integrated circuits (ICs) and flat panel displays (FPDs), enabling the precise transfer of circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, FPD substrates, and various other electrical and optical components. Photronics markets its offerings to a broad customer base, encompassing semiconductor and FPD manufacturers, designers, foundries, and other producers of high-performance electronics, facilitated by its sales personnel and customer service representatives. Founded in 1969, the company was originally known as Photronic Labs, Inc., changing to Photronics, Inc. in 1990. Its principal office is situated in Brookfield, Connecticut.

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Industry: Semiconductor Equipment

Industry Rating
B
PLAB
Ranked
#23 of 30

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PLAB ($28.86) is undervalued by 18.45% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $35.39 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
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PLAB ($28.86) is not significantly undervalued (18.45%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $35.39 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

PLAB fair value

Fair Value of PLAB stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$28.86
Fair Value
$35.39
Undervalued by
18.45%
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PLAB price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
10.57x
Industry
60.94x
Market
8.55x
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PLAB price to book (PB)

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Company
1.37x
Industry
20.74x
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PLAB price to earnings growth (PEG)

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PLAB's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$209.9M
Net Income
$31.4M
Profit Margin
15%
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$1.9B
Liabilities
$237.4M
Debt to equity
0.19
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Cash flow

Operating
$47.0M
Investing
-$77.6M
Financing
-$1.2M
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Debt Coverage Financials

PLAB vs Semiconductor Equipment Stocks

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PLABC$1.70B-4.78%10.57x1.37x
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DQF$828.91M-3.54%N/A0.19x
COHUC$2.80B-14.24%-49.81x3.64x

Photronics Stock FAQ

What is Photronics's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: PLAB) Photronics trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PLAB. Photronics stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: PLAB.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Photronics (NASDAQ: PLAB)?

(NASDAQ: PLAB) Photronics's 52-week high was $56.00, and its 52-week low was $18.61. It is currently -48.46% from its 52-week high and 55.08% from its 52-week low.

How much is Photronics stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: PLAB) Photronics currently has 58,963,698 outstanding shares. With Photronics stock trading at $28.86 per share, the total value of Photronics stock (market capitalization) is $1.70B.

Photronics stock was originally listed at a price of $24.50 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Photronics stock at $24.50, your return over the last 28 years would have been 17.8%, for an annualized return of 0.59% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Photronics's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: PLAB) Photronics stock price per share is $28.86 today (as of Jul 2, 2026).

What is Photronics's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: PLAB) Photronics's market cap is $1.70B, as of Jul 4, 2026.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Photronics's market cap is calculated by multiplying PLAB's current stock price of $28.86 by PLAB's total outstanding shares of 58,963,698.
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