Photronics Inc. (PLAB) valuation against sector peers: P/E 10.5 (sector median 37.1), P/B 1.4, EV/EBIT 7.8, free-cash-flow yield 6.4%, P/S 2.0.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Technology companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Metric	PLAB	Sector median	vs median
P/E	10.5	37.1 · n=198	72% below
P/B	1.4	5.3 · n=265	74% below
P/S	2.0	5.1 · n=273	61% below
EV/EBIT	7.8	31.2 · n=195	75% below
Free-cash-flow yield	6.4%	2.9% · n=263	123% above
Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00% · n=288	—
Return on equity	13.7%	8.4% · n=270	63% above
Return on invested capital	24.6%	8.4% · n=259	193% above
Gross margin	33.7%	56.9% · n=264	41% below
Net debt / EBITDA	−2.45	−0.11 · n=206	—

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Value factor: 95 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

Instrument	P/E	P/B	EV/EBIT	Free-cash-flow yield	Dividend yield	Smart Score
NVDANVIDIA	26.9	22.7	26.3	2.4%	0.2%	8/10
AAPLApple	38.9	46.7	32.5	2.7%	0.3%	10/10
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation	27.6	8.4	24.0	1.5%	0.7%	10/10
AVGOBroadcom	43.9	16.8	40.1	2.3%	0.7%	4/10
MUMicron Technology	13.1	8.0	10.8	5.3%	0.1%	9/10
AMDAMD	146.8	14.0	144.0	0.9%	0.0%	6/10
INTCIntel Corporation	—	5.5	—	0.6%	0.0%	1/10
PL PLTRPalantir Technologies	156.8	48.4	176.0	0.7%	0.0%	4/10
ORCLOracle	25.7	7.1	23.2	−6.6%	1.4%	1/10
CSCOCisco	32.8	8.6	28.7	2.9%	1.5%	9/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 02 Aug 2026 · filed 10 Sep 2026

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