Photronics (PLAB) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.50
- Estimate
- $0.40
- Surprise
- +24.0%
- Score today
- 5.9/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Photronics (PLAB) beat the $0.40 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.50 — a large 24.0% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PLAB Sell at 5.9/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +24.0% surprise compares with a +13.5% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-09.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (82.0%)
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
- Negative momentum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $28.53
- Price target
- $35.13
- Stop
- $26.65
- Upside to target
- +23.1%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.5:1
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (13.7× forward vs 10.1× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-16 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
PLAB at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
- Market cap
- $1.67B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 10.1
- 52-week range
- $20.05–$56.00
- Off 52-week high
- 49.1%
- RSI (14)
- 31
- Volume vs avg
- 1.25×
- Score today
- 5.9/10