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Photronics Inc had $849M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 2.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +6.9% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
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0.9%Hi! I read Photronics Incβs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
β2.0%
No. Sales fell 2.0% last year.
Does it make a profit?
16.1%
Yes. It keeps 16.1% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
7.0%
Partly. 7.0% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
Net cash
Yes. It has more cash than debt.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 9
Mixed. It passes 6 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
9.9x
One share costs 9.9 times its yearly profit per share.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· Photronics Inc had $849M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 2.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +6.9% a year on average. Its operating margin was 24.5%, down 1.0Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 25 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· Photronics Inc made $136M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 15.2% a year.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $59.7M in fiscal 2025, 7.0% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
KIRA Β· Photronics Inc returned $97.4M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 163% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 4.0%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders sold $24.2M of shares on the open market and bought none.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$24.2M
10 insiders
Of sales under plans
1%
$0.2M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $30.75 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Han Kyung ParkSVP & GM of FPD Ops | Sold | 9,500 | $30.37 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 7,500 | $29.50 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $29.70 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Rui ZhangVP, CAO & Corporate Controller | Sold | 4,556 | $46.70 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 20,000 | $45.93 | $0.9M | Form 4 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $45.10 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Hsueh-Chun WangSVP/COO IC & US/EU Mnstrm Ops | Sold | 19,250 | $45.30 | $0.9M | Form 4 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Constantine S MacricostasDirector | Sold | 50,000 | $45.35 | $2.3M | Form 4 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 5,000 | $45.00 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Eric RiveraPresident, CFO | Sold | 1,000 | $44.77 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 5,000 | $44.00 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Hsueh-Chun WangSVP/COO IC & US/EU Mnstrm Ops | Sold | 11,875 | $44.25 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Eric RiveraPresident, CFO | Sold | 41,517 | $44.00 | $1.8M | Form 4 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Rui ZhangVP, CAO & Corporate Controller | Sold | 1,752 | $43.50 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 5,000 | $43.27 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Hsueh-Chun WangSVP/COO IC & US/EU Mnstrm Ops | Sold | 10,000 | $42.69 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | George MacricostasCEO | Sold | 121,194 | $42.94 | $5.2M | Form 4 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 5,000 | $40.53 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Hsueh-Chun WangSVP/COO IC & US/EU Mnstrm Ops | Sold | 10,000 | $42.08 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Mitchell G TysonDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $42.31 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 5,000 | $42.00 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 5,000 | $40.80 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $39.00 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $35.80 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Han Kyung ParkSVP & GM of FPD Ops | Sold | 6,250 | $34.89 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $34.51 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $34.13 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $34.42 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Han Kyung ParkSVP & GM of FPD Ops | Sold | 7,500 | $33.70 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $33.05 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $34.83 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $35.41 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Mitchell G TysonDirector | Sold | 5,000 | $35.21 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Mary PaladinoDirector | Sold | 11,250 | $35.11 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $33.90 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 8,750 | $33.54 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 8,750 | $34.31 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 20,000 | $36.45 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Christopher J ProglerEVP, Chief Technology Officer | Sold | 25,000 | $35.78 | $0.9M | Form 4 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Han Kyung ParkSVP & GM of FPD Ops | Sold | 13,750 | $37.99 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Mitchell G TysonDirector | Sold | 5,000 | $36.17 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 20,000 | $38.53 | $0.8M | Form 4 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Christopher J ProglerEVP, Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | 10,000 | $22.52 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Mitchell G TysonDirector | Sold | 5,000 | $25.04 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Kang Jyh LeeDirector | Sold | 10,000 | $25.33 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Mary PaladinoDirector | Sold | 42,750 | $24.00 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· Photronics Inc has $588M more cash than debt.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Photronics Inc can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $277M | $359M | $512M | $641M | $588M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $150M | $73.4M | $49.2M | $36.0M | $0.0M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.7x | β1.0x | β1.4x | β2.0x | β2.1x |
| Debt / equity | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Current ratio | 3.1x | 3.3x | 4.2x | 5.1x | 5.4x |
| Quick ratio | 2.8x | 3.1x | 4.0x | 4.8x | 5.0x |
| Total assets | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| Total liabilities | $294M | $254M | $251M | $231M | $207M |
| Shareholders' equity | $824M | $832M | $975M | $1.1B | $1.2B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$127M | β$285M | β$463M | β$605M | β$588M |
KIRA Β· Its return on capital was 30.5%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 30 in a year.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· Photronics Inc passes 6 of 9 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 9 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β7.7% | β8.3% | β8.3% | β3.5% | β9.5% | β7.7% | β12.0% | β12.4% | β8.1% | β6.3% |
| Altman Z'' | 7.92 | 8.20 | 6.80 | 6.56 | 6.84 | 6.14 | 7.85 | 8.98 | 10.14 | 10.75 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $483M | $451M | $535M | $551M | $610M | $664M | $825M | $892M | $867M | $849M |
| Gross profit | $119M | $91.3M | $132M | $121M | $135M | $167M | $294M | $336M | $316M | $300M |
| Research and development | $21.7M | $15.9M | $14.5M | $16.4M | $17.1M | $18.5M | $18.3M | $13.7M | $16.6M | $15.8M |
| Operating income | $52.5M | $31.9M | $65.6M | $52.1M | $63.9M | $94.6M | $212M | $253M | $222M | $208M |
| Pretax income | $60.5M | $26.6M | $68.6M | $50.7M | $61.6M | $102M | $239M | $270M | $247M | $222M |
| Income tax | $4.8M | $5.3M | $7.3M | $10.2M | $21.3M | $23.2M | $59.8M | $70.3M | $63.6M | $31.6M |
| Net income | $46.2M | $13.1M | $42.1M | $29.8M | $33.8M | $55.4M | $119M | $125M | $131M | $136M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.64 | $0.19 | $0.59 | $0.44 | $0.52 | $0.89 | $1.94 | $2.03 | $2.09 | $2.28 |
| Diluted shares | 0.08B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $122M | $96.8M | $131M | $68.4M | $143M | $151M | $275M | $302M | $261M | $248M |
| Capital expenditure | $50.1M | $92.0M | $92.6M | $178M | $70.8M | $109M | $112M | $131M | $131M | $188M |
| Free cash flow | $72.0M | $4.9M | $38.0M | β$110M | $72.2M | $41.7M | $163M | $171M | $131M | $59.7M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $77.6M | $81.7M | $79.5M | $79.2M | $89.2M | $87.5M | $80.0M | $80.5M | $82.4M | $77.3M |
| Stock-based compensation | $3.8M | $3.6M | $3.2M | $3.7M | $4.9M | $5.3M | $6.3M | $8.0M | $13.9M | $13.4M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $23.1M | $21.7M | $34.4M | $48.2M | $2.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $97.4M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $23.1M | $21.7M | $34.4M | $48.2M | $2.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $97.4M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $314M | $308M | $329M | $207M | $279M | $277M | $359M | $512M | $641M | $588M |
| Total debt | $67.3M | $62.0M | $57.5M | $52.8M | $68.7M | $112M | $42.3M | $24.6M | $18.0M | $0.0M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $38.4M | $31.1M | $24.6M | $18.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $442M | $449M | $503M | $428M | $500M | $551M | $645M | $785M | $931M | $890M |
| Current liabilities | $81.3M | $81.8M | $191M | $152M | $143M | $176M | $194M | $185M | $184M | $166M |
| Inventory | $22.1M | $23.7M | $29.2M | $48.2M | $57.3M | $55.2M | $50.8M | $50.0M | $56.5M | $61.8M |
| Property and equipment, net | $506M | $535M | $572M | $632M | $631M | $697M | $644M | $709M | $745M | $854M |
| Intangible assets | $19.9M | $17.1M | $12.4M | $7.9M | $3.4M | $0.8M | β | β | β | β |
| Total assets | $988M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| Total liabilities | $163M | $155M | $205M | $208M | $226M | $294M | $254M | $251M | $231M | $207M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $710M | $745M | $760M | $770M | $805M | $824M | $832M | $975M | $1.1B | $1.2B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 24.6% | 20.3% | 24.6% | 21.9% | 22.1% | 25.2% | 35.7% | 37.7% | 36.4% | 35.3% |
| Operating margin | 10.9% | 7.1% | 12.3% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 14.2% | 25.7% | 28.4% | 25.6% | 24.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 26.9% | 25.2% | 27.1% | 23.9% | 25.1% | 27.4% | 35.4% | 37.4% | 35.1% | 33.6% |
| Net margin | 9.6% | 2.9% | 7.9% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 14.4% | 14.1% | 15.1% | 16.1% |
| FCF margin | 14.9% | 1.1% | 7.1% | β20.0% | 11.8% | 6.3% | 19.8% | 19.2% | 15.1% | 7.0% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 10.4% | 5.1% | 12.0% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 30.8% | 38.4% | 33.0% | 30.5% |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| Return on equity | 6.5% | 1.8% | 5.6% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 14.4% | 13.9% | 12.5% | 11.9% |
| Return on assets | 4.7% | 1.3% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 7.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | 6.7% | 1.8% | 5.6% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 14.3% | 12.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β6.8% | 18.8% | 2.9% | 10.7% | 8.9% | 24.2% | 8.2% | β2.8% | β2.0% |
| Net income growth | β | β71.6% | 220.3% | β29.2% | 13.5% | 64.0% | 114.2% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 4.4% |
| EPS growth | β | β70.3% | 210.5% | β25.4% | 18.2% | 71.2% | 118.0% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 9.1% |
| FCF growth | β | β93.2% | 680.2% | β389.6% | β | β42.3% | 290.8% | 4.9% | β23.6% | β54.3% |
| Share count change | β | β9.3% | 8.0% | β7.6% | β5.3% | β5.3% | β1.3% | 0.9% | 1.0% | β4.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β1.9x | β2.2x | β1.9x | β1.2x | β1.4x | β0.7x | β1.0x | β1.4x | β2.0x | β2.1x |
| Debt / equity | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Current ratio | 5.4x | 5.5x | 2.6x | 2.8x | 3.5x | 3.1x | 3.3x | 4.2x | 5.1x | 5.4x |
| Quick ratio | 5.2x | 5.2x | 2.5x | 2.5x | 3.1x | 2.8x | 3.1x | 4.0x | 4.8x | 5.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 10.4% | 20.4% | 17.3% | 32.4% | 11.6% | 16.4% | 13.6% | 14.7% | 15.1% | 22.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.8% | β | 47.6% | 115.8% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 163.3% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 10.7 |
| Accruals ratio | β7.7% | β8.3% | β8.3% | β3.5% | β9.5% | β7.7% | β12.0% | β12.4% | β8.1% | β6.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000810136). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
