PHOTRONICS INC
Photronics manufactures photomasks, which are high-precision quartz or glass plates containing microscopic circuit patterns used to transfer designs onto semiconductor wafers and display substrates during chip and display fabrication.
PHOTRONICS INC is a Technology company operating in Semiconductor Equipment & Materials with a $2.01B market cap.
PLAB missed consensus EPS by 0.2% in Q2 FY2026, reported Jun 29, 2026.
21 earnings calls indexed on Spoken Alpha.
Behavioral analysis
Disclosures
Extracted from SEC 10-K filing, 2026-06-21.
Transcripts
Most recent calls indexed for this ticker. Open any call to drill into prepared remarks and Q&A.
History
| Period | Reported | EPS actual | EPS consensus | EPS surprise | Revenue actual | Revenue consensus | Rev. surprise | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 |
Spoken Alpha tracks PLAB's historical accountability: how often management beat consensus, how the stock reacted, and how guidance evolved across the cycle. The figures below are illustrative placeholder data generated for layout — they will be replaced with real deviation metrics, True Consensus values, and EODHD price reactions as those data layers land.
Misses consensus 10/10 quarters
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API
The same data on this page is available as a machine-readable feed via the Spoken Alpha API. One call returns the IR URL, recent transcripts, and accountability scores for PLAB.
$ curl https://api.spokenalpha.com/v1/companies/PLABFAQ
Spoken Alpha indexes PLAB's earnings call transcripts at https://spokenalpha.com/companies/PLAB. Each call links to attributed speakers and parsed analyst Q&A. PHOTRONICS INC's own investor relations page is at https://www.photronics.com/investor-relations/.
PHOTRONICS INC (PLAB) held its most recent earnings call on 2026-02-27, covering fiscal Q1 2026.
PHOTRONICS INC (PLAB) operates in the Technology sector (Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry).
| 2026-06-29 |
| $0.42 |
| $0.55 |
| -23.8% |
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Finnhub |
Source: Finnhub. PLAB reported actuals as published; sparse fields render as —.
Repeated misses without a guidance reset suggest management is structurally optimistic relative to operating reality. Track whether next-quarter guidance is being benchmarked off the prior miss or the prior plan.
Missed in 4 of the last 4 quarters
SampleRecent misses matter more than long-window beat rate — the trailing 12 months drives the analyst model and the next-print bar.
| Quarter | Actual EPS | Consensus | Surprise | 1D | 5D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | $2.51 | $2.63 | -4.6% | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| Q4 FY2026 | $2.33 | $2.53 | -8.0% | -4.4% | -5.7% |
| Q3 FY2026 | $2.34 | $2.65 | -11.7% | +1.2% | +2.9% |
| Q2 FY2026 | $2.58 | $2.69 | -4.0% | +1.3% | -0.2% |
| Q1 FY2025 | $2.46 | $2.51 | -2.1% | +4.3% | +6.4% |
CFO since 2026 • 1/2 beats (50%) • last guidance cut Q2 FY2026
| Q4 FY2025 |
| $2.22 |
| $2.58 |
| -13.9% |
| -7.4% |
| -8.1% |
| Q3 FY2025 | $2.40 | $2.77 | -13.3% | -7.0% | -5.0% |
| Q2 FY2025 | $2.57 | $2.69 | -4.6% | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| Q1 FY2024 | $2.25 | $2.66 | -15.6% | -4.8% | -7.2% |
| Q4 FY2024 | $2.26 | $2.71 | -16.6% | -2.5% | -4.2% |