---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-006717"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLAB"
cik: "0000810136"
company_name: "PHOTRONICS INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T00:34:01.404475+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Photronics Q1 FY2026 revenue $225.1M (+6.1% YoY); non-GAAP EPS $0.61 vs $0.52 YoY

## Summary
- GAAP net income $42.9M ($0.74 diluted EPS); non-GAAP net income $35.7M ($0.61 diluted EPS).
- IC segment revenue $165.3M (+7% YoY, +5% seq); record high-end IC revenue for second consecutive quarter.
- FPD segment revenue $59.8M (+3% YoY and seq).
- Cash & short-term investments $636.9M; $459.1M held at JVs (50.01% owned). Operating cash flow $97.3M; capex $47.6M.
- Q2 FY2026 guidance: revenue $212M-$220M, non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.49-$0.55.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-006717
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLAB
- cik: 0000810136
- company_name: PHOTRONICS INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000114036126006717/0001140361-26-006717-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000114036126006717/ef20066395_8k.htm

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