What is PLAB's five-year median EV/EBITDA?

3.2x. 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 history

Information TechnologyPart of the chip equipment theme

$29.34

Latest weekly close · Market cap $1.7B

Within its usual range

Photronics' EV/EBITDA of 3.8x is higher than 67% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 29, 2026).

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

Weekly EV/EBITDA with its 5-year range

EV/EBITDA each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 3.2×

5-year median: 3.2×
10-year median: 3.5×
5-year low to high: 1.4× to 8.7×
Versus 5-year median: +20%

EV/EBITDA

67thpercentile

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

EV/EBITDA at each year-end

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

PLAB EV/EBITDA at each year-end
Year-end	EV/EBITDA	5-year percentile
Dec 29, 2025	5.0×	92
Dec 30, 2024	2.8×	24
Dec 25, 2023	4.3×	72
Dec 26, 2022	2.5×	9
Dec 27, 2021	5.5×	96
Dec 28, 2020	3.2×	41
Dec 30, 2019	6.9×	98
Dec 31, 2018	2.7×	35
Dec 25, 2017	3.0×	13
Dec 26, 2016	n/m	Too little history

Information Technology peers on EV/EBITDA

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

Compare PLAB with peers

Information Technology peers of PLAB on EV/EBITDA
Stock	EV/EBITDA	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
ACLSAxcelis Technologies	29.3×	Historically high	91
ACMRACM Research	18.8×	Within its usual range	69
AEHRAehr Test Systems	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked
AMKRAmkor Technology Inc	7.1×	Above its usual range	76
AXTIAXT	285.0×	Historically high	93

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Themes: Semiconductor Equipment
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What is PLAB's current EV/EBITDA?: Photronics' EV/EBITDA of 3.8x is higher than 67% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 29, 2026).
What is PLAB's five-year median EV/EBITDA?: 3.2x. 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.