Growth Metrics

Nlight (LASR) Change in Inventory (2017 - 2026)

Nlight (LASR) reported Change in Inventory of -$1.3 million for Q1 2026, down 147.78% year-over-year from $2.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 77.81% on a QoQ basis from -$6.1 million in Q4 2025.

Nlight (LASR) has 10 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$1.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 147.78% year-over-year to -$1.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$3000.0 (up 99.97% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.2 million, up 137.57% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory climbed to -$1.3 million in Q1 2026 per LASR's latest filing, from -$6.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $4.1 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$13.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is -$721000.0 (2024), against an average of -$1.6 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Change in Inventory slumped 573.77%; it then soared 673.93% in 2025.
  • Tracing LASR's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at -$13.4 million in 2022, then gained by 29.77% to -$9.4 million in 2023, then advanced by 18.08% to -$7.7 million in 2024, then rose by 21.4% to -$6.1 million in 2025, then surged by 77.81% to -$1.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LASR Change in Inventory figures stand at -$1.3 million (Q1 2026), -$6.1 million (Q4 2025), and $3.3 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,449.54 Bn 5,406.06 Bn 61.16 Bn 4.42 Bn
2 Broadcom 2,169.43 Bn 2,155.26 Bn 13.16 Bn 692.00 Mn
3 Micron Technology 1,165.12 Bn 1,150.53 Bn 17.76 Bn 62.00 Mn
4 Advanced Micro Devices 831.96 Bn 819.61 Bn 5.42 Bn 125.00 Mn
5 Intel 549.93 Bn 530.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 808.00 Mn
6 Texas Instruments 266.58 Bn 261.48 Bn 2.80 Bn -109.00 Mn
7 Qualcomm 243.81 Bn 234.01 Bn 4.16 Bn 703.00 Mn
8 Analog Devices 196.60 Bn 193.16 Bn 2.44 Bn -
9 Marvell Technology 188.85 Bn 188.78 Bn 1.26 Bn 11.40 Mn
10 Nlight 3.82 Bn 3.49 Bn 26.51 Mn -1.34 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -6.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -6.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -721,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -721,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 888,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 888,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 -9.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -3.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -3.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -662,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 -662,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 -13.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -13.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 3.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 3.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 7.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 7.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 4.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 4.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 4.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 4.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 526,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 526,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 1.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 885,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 885,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 3.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 3.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -385,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 -385,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 4.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 4.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 915,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 915,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 6.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 6.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -926,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 -926,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 1.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 517,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 517,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 5.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 5.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 2.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 2.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 3.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 3.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 2.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 2.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 1.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 1.07 Mn