Nlight LASR
NASDAQ LASR
$40.37 +1.08 (+2.75%)
At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Nlight (LASR) Cash from Investing Activities (2017 - 2026)

Nlight's (LASR) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$4.8 million in Q2 2026, down 148.72% year-over-year from $10.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 254.53% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.4 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Nlight (LASR) Cash from Investing Activities (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nlight (LASR) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 10 consecutive years, with -$4.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities fell 148.72% year-over-year to -$4.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$10.6 million, a 149.91% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$8.8 million, down 152.55% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$4.8 million for Q2 2026 at Nlight, down from -$1.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at $27.6 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$58.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$4.7 million and a median of -$2.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities plunged 1068.17% in 2022 and soared 3046.96% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$4.9 million in 2022, then surged by 80.94% to -$937000.0 in 2023, then soared by 3046.96% to $27.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 105.44% to -$1.5 million in 2025, then plunged by 222.9% to -$4.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$4.8 million (Q2 2026), -$1.4 million (Q1 2026), and -$1.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 3M 85.07 Bn 81.79 Bn 2.68 Bn -483.00 Mn
2 Illinois Tool Works 76.39 Bn 75.56 Bn 1.90 Bn -85.00 Mn
3 Ametek 55.45 Bn 54.95 Bn 735.04 Mn -246.94 Mn
4 Rockwell Automation 47.59 Bn 47.11 Bn 1.14 Bn -86.00 Mn
5 Mettler Toledo International 28.05 Bn 28.00 Bn 650.22 Mn -1.94 Mn
6 Dover 25.45 Bn 23.70 Bn 880.61 Mn -44.18 Mn
7 Symbotic 25.44 Bn 24.12 Bn 160.91 Mn -90.75 Mn
8 Nordson 17.52 Bn 17.40 Bn 453.73 Mn -15.45 Mn
9 Fortive 16.55 Bn 16.18 Bn 695.30 Mn -81.40 Mn
10 Nlight 2.33 Bn 2.00 Bn 25.73 Mn -4.85 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -4.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 27.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -7.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -937,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 -2.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -779,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 -10.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -4.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -4.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -57.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -5.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -7.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -5.76 Mn