Nlight (LASR) Cash & Current Investments (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) posted Cash & Current Investments of $330.45 million for Q2 2026, up 190.6% from $113.7 million a year earlier but down 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Nlight (LASR) Cash & Current Investments (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nlight's Cash & Current Investments came in at $133.63 million, up 32.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nlight's Cash & Current Investments was $100.7 million in FY2024 (-10.8%), $112.88 million in FY2023 (+4.3%), $108.22 million in FY2022 (-26.1%) and $146.53 million in FY2021 (+43.3%).
- Quarterly Cash & Current Investments has run from a low of $100.7 million in Q4 2024 to a high of $332.59 million in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 49.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 190.6%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 32.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments for the three prior quarters was $332.59 million (Q1 2026), $133.63 million (Q4 2025) and $115.79 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 315.73 Bn | 287.43 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 6.71 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 182.70 Bn | 177.41 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 5.42 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 174.18 Bn | 182.94 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 8.93 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.17 Bn | 139.40 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 695.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 110.97 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 501.00 Mn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.14 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 7 | 3M | 89.64 Bn | 72.05 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 5.15 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.53 Bn | 75.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 839.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.79 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 3.11 Bn |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.10 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 25.73 Mn | 330.45 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 330.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 332.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 133.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 115.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 113.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 116.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 100.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 106.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 114.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 121.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 112.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 111.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 101.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 108.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 108.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 112.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 120.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 134.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 146.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 165.58 Mn |
API Access
Nlight Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "LASR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();