SuperworthPhotronics profit margin PLAB
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 19.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 22.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +6.4 pts
- Peer median
- 7.1%
Over the twelve months to Aug 2, 2026, Photronics kept 19.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 22.5% and a gross margin of 33.7%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 6.7%.
The median for 10 semiconductor stocks of a similar size is 7.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 16.1% | 24.5% | 35.3% |
| FY2024 | 15.1% | 25.6% | 36.4% |
| FY2023 | 14.1% | 28.4% | 37.7% |
| FY2022 | 14.4% | 25.7% | 35.7% |
| FY2021 | 8.4% | 14.2% | 25.2% |
| FY2020 | 5.5% | 10.5% | 22.1% |
| FY2019 | 5.4% | 9.5% | 21.9% |
| FY2018 | 7.9% | 12.3% | 24.6% |
| FY2017 | 2.9% | 7.1% | 20.3% |
| FY2016 | 9.6% | 10.9% | 24.6% |
| FY2015 | 8.5% | 13.8% | 27.3% |
| FY2014 | 5.7% | 6.3% | 22.0% |
| FY2013 | 4.3% | 7.3% | 23.6% |
| FY2012 | 6.2% | 9.9% | 24.8% |
| FY2011 | 3.2% | 14.7% | 26.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 19.0% | +6.4 pts | 22.5% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 18.5% | +4.5 pts | 22.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 15.8% | −1.2 pts | 24.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 16.1% | +1.0 pts | 24.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 12.7% | −3.6 pts | 24.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 14.0% | −1.1 pts | 25.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 17.1% | +1.7 pts | 25.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 15.1% | +1.0 pts | 25.6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 16.2% | +2.7 pts | 26.4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 15.1% | +1.1 pts | 27.5% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 15.3% | +2.4 pts | 28.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 14.1% | −0.3 pts | 28.4% |
Against its peers
Companies in Semiconductors nearest Photronics' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| PLABPhotronics | 19.0% |
| CRCTCricut | 12.7% |
| SHLSShoals Technologies | 5.4% |
| VECOVeeco Instruments | 3.4% |
| POWIPower Integrations | 5.6% |
| IPGPIPG Photonics | 2.6% |
| OSISOSI Systems | 8.7% |
| PENGPenguin Solutions | 10.4% |
| ACLSAxcelis Technologies | 10.7% |
| ACMRACM Research | 14.5% |
| DIODDiodes | 5.3% |
| Peer median | 7.1% |
Where Photronics ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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