Nlight (LASR) Capital Expenditures (2017 - 2026)

Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $2.1 million for Q1 2026, down 7.37% YoY from $2.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 33.06% sequentially from $1.6 million in Q4 2025.

Nlight (LASR) Capital Expenditures (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nlight has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $2.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 7.37% year-over-year to $2.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $8.9 million (up 766.47% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $9.0 million, up 2930.87% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures advanced to $2.1 million in Q1 2026, from $1.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Capital Expenditures for LASR reached as high as $14.8 million in Q3 2022 and fell as low as -$16.2 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $684000.0 (2023), against an average of $729117.6.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Capital Expenditures sank 451.51% — and 2025, when it soared 1457.26%.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at -$16.2 million in 2022, then soared by 101.13% to $184000.0 in 2023, then slumped by 163.59% to -$117000.0 in 2024, then soared by 1457.26% to $1.6 million in 2025, then surged by 33.06% to $2.1 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered $2.1 million, $1.6 million, and $7.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn 1.76 Bn
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn 7.83 Bn
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn 329.00 Mn
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.95 Bn
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 198,000.00
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn -74.00 Mn
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn 676.00 Mn
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn 155.70 Mn
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn 533.00 Mn
10 Nlight 3.62 Bn 3.29 Bn 26.51 Mn 2.11 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -117,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 -117,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 -3.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 184,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 184,000.00