What is PLAB's five-year median P/E?

11.7x. Half of PLAB's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 752 weekly readings, from Jun 4, 2012 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares PLAB only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Photronics (PLAB) valuation

Information TechnologyPart of the chip equipment theme

$29.34

Latest weekly close · Market cap $1.7B

Below its usual range

Photronics' P/E of 10.4x is lower than 73% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 29, 2026).

Forward P/E 14.1× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 11.7×

5-year median: 11.7×
10-year median: 16.5×
5-year low to high: 7.1× to 25.1×
Versus 5-year median: -11%

P/E

27thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +1%accelerating
EPS: +60%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

PLAB P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	14.7×	68	2.4×	1.7×	5.0×
Dec 30, 2024	11.5×	30	1.7×	1.0×	2.8×
Dec 25, 2023	15.4×	36	2.2×	1.6×	4.3×
Dec 26, 2022	8.7×	1	1.3×	0.9×	2.5×
Dec 27, 2021	20.9×	40	1.8×	1.5×	5.5×
Dec 28, 2020	19.2×	45	1.2×	0.8×	3.2×
Dec 30, 2019	33.5×	84	1.9×	1.6×	6.9×
Dec 31, 2018	16.1×	18	1.4×	0.7×	2.7×
Dec 25, 2017	42.7×	95	1.3×	0.8×	3.0×
Dec 26, 2016	14.0×	30	1.6×	1.2×	n/m

Information Technology peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare PLAB with peers

Information Technology peers of PLAB on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
ACLSAxcelis Technologies	38.2×	Historically high	92
ACMRACM Research	25.3×	Within its usual range	63
AEHRAehr Test Systems	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked
AMKRAmkor Technology Inc	16.1×	Within its usual range	48
AXTIAXT	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked

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Themes: Semiconductor Equipment
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About this history

What is PLAB's current P/E?: Photronics' P/E of 10.4x is lower than 73% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 29, 2026).
What is PLAB's five-year median P/E?: 11.7x. Half of PLAB's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 752 weekly readings, from Jun 4, 2012 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares PLAB only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.