secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PHOTRONICS INC (PLAB)
CIK:        0000810136
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-26T11:13:03+00:00
Accession:  0000810136-26-000006
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Photronics Q3 FY26 revenue $216M (+2.7% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.49 vs $0.39
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- Q3 FY26 revenue $216.6M, +2.7% YoY; GAAP net income $28.9M ($0.49 diluted EPS) vs $22.9M ($0.39) a year ago.
- Non-GAAP net income $29.4M ($0.50 diluted EPS), flat vs $29.4M ($0.51) in Q3 2025.
- IC revenue $154.7M (+5% YoY); FPD revenue $61.4M (-2% YoY); high-end IC hit record 44% of IC revenue.
- Q4 FY26 guidance: revenue $207M-$223M; operating margin 19%-24%; non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.40-$0.56.
- Cash, equivalents and short-term investments $672.8M ($503.5M in 50.01%-owned JVs); operating cash flow $76.3M; capex $37.0M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000081013626000006/0000810136-26-000006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000081013626000006/plab-20260826.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000810136-26-000006

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