Seasonality
PLAB seasonality — Photronics, Inc.
Over the last 11 years, PLAB's strongest month on average has been December (+14.6%) and its weakest September (-2.7%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.75% | -1.03% | 40% | +10.4% | -18.9% | 10 |
| Feb | -1.99% | -2.67% | 30% | +8.3% | -9.3% | 10 |
| Mar | -1.53% | -1.01% | 30% | +8.0% | -17.6% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.29% | -2.23% | 30% | +22.4% | -12.8% | 10 |
| May | +4.34% | +0.06% | 50% | +46.8% | -34.6% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.87% | -4.45% | 40% | +21.5% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Jul | +7.41% | +6.83% | 90% | +22.2% | -6.9% | 10 |
| Aug | -2.68% | -2.66% | 50% | +18.9% | -29.4% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.70% | -2.48% | 40% | +12.0% | -14.9% | 10 |
| Oct | -0.22% | -1.61% | 40% | +10.9% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.16% | +1.69% | 56% | +18.9% | -4.1% | 9 |
| Dec | +14.64% | +6.40% | 50% | +48.5% | -11.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — PLAB
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 22.4 | -34.6 | 0.6 | -6.9 | -7.1 | 9.4 | -10.4 | -0.8 | -14.5% | |
| 2025 | -2.4 | -9.3 | -0.4 | -12.0 | -8.5 | 12.7 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -4.1 | 39.7 | +35.8% |
| 2024 | -6.8 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -3.2 | -0.2 | -9.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | -4.2 | -7.9 | 9.2 | -5.4 | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 7.7 | -2.8 | -5.9 | -12.8 | 46.8 | 21.5 | 2.6 | -10.2 | -14.9 | -9.2 | 15.1 | 48.5 | +86.4% |
| 2022 | -5.2 | 3.0 | -7.9 | -11.7 | 45.0 | -10.4 | 22.2 | -29.4 | -13.0 | 10.9 | 15.9 | -10.5 | -10.7% |
| 2021 | -0.5 | 7.3 | 8.0 | -1.2 | 6.6 | -2.4 | 1.2 | 12.7 | -9.6 | -4.7 | 1.7 | 42.7 | +68.9% |
| 2020 | -18.9 | -2.6 | -17.6 | 16.5 | 0.3 | -7.2 | 6.7 | -15.6 | -0.7 | -2.1 | 18.9 | -3.7 | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 10.4 | -8.2 | -3.7 | -1.2 | -13.2 | 1.1 | 17.4 | 12.2 | 0.7 | 8.5 | -0.3 | 34.0 | +62.8% |
| 2018 | -1.5 | -7.1 | 5.8 | -7.3 | 13.7 | -8.3 | 12.8 | 18.9 | -7.9 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | -7.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | -12.6 | -6.5 | 6.9 | -21.4 | 12.0 | 9.6 | -0.5 | -11.6 | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 13.0 |