Photronics Retained Earnings 2011-2026 | PLAB

Retained earnings — this is the portion of a company’s net profit that has not been distributed to shareholders as dividends but remains at the company’s disposal for future use. It is also referred to as retained income or accumulated earnings.

Possible uses include

reinvestment in development (R&D, equipment, marketing)
debt repayment
acquisition of other companies
creation of reserves for the future

A high level of retained earnings indicates that the company is in a growth phase, accumulating capital and prioritizing reinvestment over dividend payouts. Conversely, low or negative retained earnings may suggest either a generous dividend policy, in which all profits are distributed to shareholders, or ongoing losses that reduce the overall financial result.

The presence of retained earnings does not indicate that the company has available cash — it is solely an accounting figure reflecting the accumulated portion of net profit remaining after dividends have been paid. Therefore, it is important for investors to analyze not only the amount of retained earnings, but also how effectively it is used to develop the business, reduce debt, or build financial stability.

Annual Retained Earnings Photronics

2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
436 M	318 M	279 M	254 M	231 M	189 M	176 M	130 M	85.4 M	59.4 M	41.5 M	13.6 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
436 M	13.6 M	184 M

Quarterly Retained Earnings Photronics

2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
710 M	698 M	692 M	-	-	587 M	561 M	340 M	-	399 M	367 M	287 M	318 M	303 M	318 M	264 M	279 M	279 M	279 M	237 M	254 M	254 M	254 M	195 M	231 M	231 M	231 M	178 M	189 M	189 M	189 M	151 M	176 M	176 M	176 M	89.3 M	130 M	130 M	130 M	61.4 M	85.4 M	85.4 M	85.4 M	43.8 M	59.4 M	59.4 M	59.4 M	17.9 M	41.5 M	41.5 M	41.5 M	-	13.6 M	13.6 M	13.6 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
710 M	13.6 M	220 M

Retained Earnings of other stocks in the Semiconductors industry

Issuer	Retained Earnings	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Resonant Inc. RESN	-151 M	-	-	$ 301 M	USA
Brooks Automation, Inc. BRKS	-551 M	-	-2.73 %	$ 8.41 B	USA
Applied Optoelectronics AAOI	-490 M	$ 102.17	21.3 %	$ 6.15 B	USA
ACM Research ACMR	350 M	$ 57.22	2.77 %	$ 3.56 B	USA
Daqo New Energy Corp. DQ	2.98 B	$ 23.42	-2.9 %	$ 7.75 B	China
DSP Group, Inc. DSPG	-131 M	-	-0.05 %	$ 533 M	USA
Himax Technologies HIMX	273 M	$ 7.32	0.48 %	$ 2.15 B	Taiwan
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES IMOS	5.4 B	$ 42.88	-4.57 %	$ 16.4 B	Taiwan
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. MXIM	1.67 B	-	-	$ 27.7 B	USA
AXT AXTI	-32 M	$ 46.09	21.6 %	$ 1.97 B	USA
Cree, Inc. CREE	-1.04 B	-	-	$ 9.17 B	USA
Inphi Corporation IPHI	-303 M	-	-1.08 %	$ 9.25 B	USA
MoSys, Inc. MOSY	-238 M	-	-4.43 %	$ 31.9 M	USA
O2Micro International Limited OIIM	-35.2 M	-	-	$ 143 M	Cayman-islands
Allegro MicroSystems ALGM	-53.6 M	$ 36.64	0.45 %	$ 6.88 B	USA
Xilinx, Inc. XLNX	1.19 B	-	-0.75 %	$ 53.8 B	USA
Applied Materials AMAT	49.7 B	$ 371.91	-0.1 %	$ 308 B	USA
Ambarella AMBA	-252 M	$ 61.23	1.47 %	$ 2.53 B	USA
Axcelis Technologies ACLS	504 M	$ 85.82	3.88 %	$ 2.71 B	USA
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. NVMI	1.06 B	$ 445.06	1.41 %	$ 13.4 M	Israel
Advanced Micro Devices AMD	6.7 B	$ 197.8	-1.2 %	$ 321 B	USA
Camtek Ltd. CAMT	336 M	$ 170.93	2.11 %	$ 7.74 M	Israel
Amkor Technology AMKR	2.63 B	$ 48.04	0.46 %	$ 11.9 B	USA
ASML Holding N.V. ASML	17.6 B	$ 1 422.35	-1.94 %	$ 553 B	Niderland
Analog Devices ADI	10.5 B	$ 354.11	-0.47 %	$ 175 B	USA
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. ASX	21 B	$ 24.19	-0.41 %	$ 17.8 B	-
Amtech Systems ASYS	-45.5 M	$ 13.99	7.16 %	$ 199 M	USA
Atomera Incorporated ATOM	-242 M	$ 5.17	2.48 %	$ 159 M	USA
CMC Materials CCMP	432 M	-	-0.45 %	$ 4.94 B	USA
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation SIMO	433 M	$ 128.93	-0.24 %	$ 17.4 B	Taiwan
Sequans Communications S.A. SQNS	-363 M	$ 3.16	9.34 %	$ 405 M	France
STMicroelectronics N.V. STM	13.1 B	$ 33.36	-0.74 %	$ 29.8 B	Schweiz
CEVA CEVA	11.2 M	$ 21.44	2.78 %	$ 506 M	USA
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM	1.59 T	$ 370.74	-1.03 %	$ 2.36 T	Taiwan
Aehr Test Systems AEHR	-23.1 M	$ 42.8	14.35 %	$ 1.27 B	USA
United Microelectronics Corporation UMC	56.6 B	$ 10.46	0.14 %	$ 81.4 B	Taiwan
Broadcom AVGO	2.68 B	$ 317.64	-0.61 %	$ 1.47 T	USA
WISeKey International Holding AG WKEY	-266 M	$ 7.08	-0.28 %	$ 796 M	Schweiz
Cohu COHU	174 M	$ 30.89	2.28 %	$ 1.44 B	USA
Cirrus Logic CRUS	90.4 M	$ 142.75	1.16 %	$ 7.59 B	USA
eMagin Corporation EMAN	-258 M	-	-0.24 %	$ 157 M	USA
EMCORE Corporation EMKR	-729 M	-	0.98 %	$ 28 M	USA
Entegris ENTG	1.38 B	$ 135.27	2.13 %	$ 20.4 B	USA
FormFactor FORM	175 M	$ 98.28	-0.6 %	$ 7.6 B	USA
GSI Technology GSIT	-35.2 M	$ 8.76	7.35 %	$ 223 M	USA
Ichor Holdings, Ltd. ICHR	131 M	$ 48.45	1.89 %	$ 1.66 B	USA
Intel Corporation INTC	49 B	$ 45.55	-0.13 %	$ 206 B	USA
inTEST Corporation INTT	42.2 M	$ 12.05	3.43 %	$ 144 M	USA
IPG Photonics Corporation IPGP	2.64 B	$ 133.34	1.35 %	$ 5.65 B	USA
KLA Corporation KLAC	2.18 B	$ 1 529.99	0.36 %	$ 204 B	USA