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PHOTRONICS INC
NasdaqSemiconductors & Related DevicesLatest fiscal year ended Oct 31, 2025

PHOTRONICS INC reported revenue of $849.29M in its most recent fiscal year, down 2.0% on the year before. It kept 16.1% of that as net income, and generated $59.66M of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Semiconductors & Related Devices.

Grades vs. industry

Growth
C47/100
Ranked against 32 peers using 8 metrics.
Profitability
B+70/100
Ranked against 84 peers using 7 metrics.
Financial health
A83/100
Ranked against 51 peers using 4 metrics.

Growth

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Revenue growth (YoY)
Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before.
-2.0%11.4%67 / 87
Revenue growth (3y)
Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years.
1.0%-1.6%40 / 84
Revenue growth (5y)
Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years.
6.9%8.0%45 / 79
EPS growth (YoY)
Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year.
9.1%4.8%20 / 44
EPS growth (3y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years.
5.5%-11.0%10 / 35
EPS growth (5y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years.
34.4%6.1%5 / 32
Free cash flow growth (YoY)
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year.
-54.3%15.6%41 / 52
Free cash flow growth (3y)
Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years.
-28.4%1.7%34 / 42

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Profitability

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Gross margin
Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported.
35.3%40.2%50 / 88
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
24.5%2.1%15 / 87
Net margin
Net income as a share of revenue.
16.1%1.0%21 / 88
Free cash flow margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
7.0%6.4%41 / 86
Return on equity
Net income divided by shareholder equity.
11.6%1.5%25 / 86
Return on assets
Net income divided by total assets.
7.6%0.5%23 / 90
Return on invested capital
After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash.
26.2%1.8%10 / 84

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Financial health

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Debt to equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity.
0.00x0.27x2 / 54
Current ratio
Current assets over current liabilities.
5.37x2.75x19 / 90
Quick ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities.
4.99x2.14x16 / 90
Interest coverage
Operating income divided by interest expense.
Not reported3.18x—
Net debt to EBITDA
Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed.
-2.06x-0.65x14 / 51

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Debt figures can be understated where a filer splits borrowings across XBRL tags this site does not match.

Insider activity

Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. None of the last 6 reported transactions were open-market purchases — grants, option exercises and sales make up the majority of insider filings at most companies.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValue
Oct 1, 2026
Rivera Eric
President, CFO
Withheld for tax2,897$30.83$89.3K
Oct 1, 2026
ZHANG RUI
VP, CAO & Corporate Controller
Withheld for tax392$30.83$12.1K
Sep 29, 2026
Lee Kang Jyh
Director
Open-market sale10,000$30.75$307.5K
Sep 25, 2026
Park Han Kyung
SVP & GM of FPD Ops
Open-market sale9,500$30.37$288.5K
Sep 24, 2026
Lee Kang Jyh
Director
Open-market sale7,500$29.50$221.3K
Sep 22, 2026
Lee Kang Jyh
Director
Open-market sale10,000$29.70$297.0K

A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.

Annual financials

Fiscal year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Revenue$849.29M$866.95M$892.08M$824.55M$663.76M$609.69M$550.66M$535.28M$450.68M$483.46M
Gross profit$299.83M$315.95M$336.16M$294.21M$167.04M$134.65M$120.84M$131.50M$91.31M$118.71M
Operating income$208.16M$221.52M$253.05M$211.87M$94.55M$63.93M$52.12M$65.63M$31.87M$52.48M
Net income$136.41M$130.69M$125.48M$118.79M$55.45M$33.82M$29.79M$42.05M$13.13M$46.20M
EPS (diluted)$2.28$2.09$2.03$1.94$0.89$0.52$0.44$0.59$0.19$0.64
Operating cash flow$247.80M$261.44M$302.18M$275.19M$150.77M$143.05M$68.39M$130.57M$96.83M$122.14M
Capital expenditure$188.14M$130.94M$131.29M$112.34M$109.10M$70.81M$178.38M$92.58M$91.97M$50.15M
Free cash flow$59.66M$130.50M$170.88M$162.85M$41.67M$72.23M-$109.99M$37.98M$4.87M$71.99M
Total assets$1.80B$1.71B$1.53B$1.32B$1.29B$1.19B$1.12B$1.11B$1.02B$987.99M
Shareholder equity$1.17B$1.12B$975.01M$831.53M$823.69M$804.96M$769.89M$759.67M$744.56M$710.36M
Total debt$13.0K$25.0K$18.00M$42.33M$111.69M$63.95M$44.03M$57.45M$57.34M$61.86M
Cash$492.26M$598.49M$499.29M$319.68M$276.67M$278.67M$206.53M$329.28M$308.02M$314.07M

A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.

Source

Figures come from PHOTRONICS INC’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Dec 17, 2025. View filings on EDGAR.

Not financial advice. This page presents figures reported to the SEC and compares them with other companies sharing an industry classification. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything, and the grades cannot capture everything that matters about a business. Industry classifications are coarse, filings are self-reported, and some figures are missing or understated where companies tag them in ways this site does not match. Do your own research.