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

Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of -$1.3 million for Q1 2026, down 147.78% YoY from $2.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 77.81% sequentially from -$6.1 million in Q4 2025.

Nlight (LASR) Change in Inventory (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nlight has disclosed Change in Inventory across 10 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 147.78% year-over-year to -$1.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3000.0 (up 99.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.2 million, up 137.57% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory improved to -$1.3 million in Q1 2026, from -$6.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for LASR reached as high as $4.1 million in Q2 2025 and fell as low as -$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.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory slumped 573.77% — and 2025, when it surged 673.93%.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$13.4 million in 2022, then climbed by 29.77% to -$9.4 million in 2023, then grew by 18.08% to -$7.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 21.4% to -$6.1 million in 2025, then jumped by 77.81% to -$1.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered -$1.3 million, -$6.1 million, and $3.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn 4.42 Bn
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn 300.00 Mn
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn 125.00 Mn
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn 808.00 Mn
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 -
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn -
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn -109.00 Mn
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn 11.40 Mn
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn 703.00 Mn
10 Nlight 3.62 Bn 3.29 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