PLAB Stock — Photronics Inc.

Photronics Inc. (PLAB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PLAB is a Stock. Total return is 792.6% over the past 39.6 years.

Photronics Inc. manufactures and sells photomasks used in the production of integrated circuits and flat panel displays, serving semiconductor and FPD manufacturers and foundries globally from locations in the United States, Taiwan, China, Korea, and Europe. The company does not currently have an established distribution schedule. This operating company appeals to investors seeking exposure to semiconductor manufacturing equipment and materials.

PLAB performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 792.6% over the past 39.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 50.6%.

PLAB key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/10/1987

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$27.52 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,623,602,036

Average volume

670897.0

Beta

1.32

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

9.79

Forward P/E

13.2626

EPS

$2.81

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PLAB risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 50.6%.

Who may consider PLAB — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PLAB does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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