Nlight (LASR) Cash & Equivalents (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) reported Cash & Equivalents of $295.76 million for Q2 2026, up 275.3% from $78.81 million a year earlier but down 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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Nlight (LASR) Cash & Equivalents (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nlight posted Cash & Equivalents of $98.7 million, up 49.9% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash & Equivalents came in at $65.83 million in FY2024 (+23.7%), $53.21 million in FY2023 (-8.0%), $57.83 million in FY2022 (-60.5%) and $146.53 million in FY2021 (+43.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Cash & Equivalents spans a low of $41.46 million in Q3 2024 and a high of $298.21 million in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Cash & Equivalents has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 97.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Equivalents in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 275.3%); the low point was Q1 2023 (a decline of 64.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $298.21 million (Q1 2026), $98.7 million (Q4 2025) and $81.11 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 316.15 Bn | 287.84 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 6.71 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 181.56 Bn | 176.14 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 4.73 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 8.93 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.35 Bn | 139.53 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 483.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.11 Bn | 109.23 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 501.00 Mn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.49 Bn | 83.23 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 7 | 3M | 90.21 Bn | 71.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 4.84 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.13 Bn | 75.69 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 839.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.00 Bn | 65.62 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 2.81 Bn |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.07 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 25.73 Mn | 295.76 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 295.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 298.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 98.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 81.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 78.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 82.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 65.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 61.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 53.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 52.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 41.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 48.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 57.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 62.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 70.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 134.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 146.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 165.58 Mn |
API Access
Nlight Cash & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();