Nlight (LASR) Change in Inventory (2017 - 2026)
Nlight's (LASR) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $4.3 million in Q2 2026, up 4.33% year-over-year from $4.1 million in Q2 2025, and up 421.44% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.3 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Nlight (LASR) Change in Inventory (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight (LASR) has reported Change in Inventory for 10 consecutive years, with $4.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 4.33% year-over-year to $4.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $176000.0, a 104.13% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.2 million, up 137.57% from the prior year.
- Change in Inventory was $4.3 million for Q2 2026 at Nlight, up from -$1.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $4.3 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at -$13.4 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$1.3 million and a median of -$691500.0 in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory sank 573.77% in 2022 and jumped 673.93% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at -$13.4 million in 2022, then advanced by 29.77% to -$9.4 million in 2023, then climbed by 18.08% to -$7.7 million in 2024, then gained by 21.4% to -$6.1 million in 2025, then surged by 171.33% to $4.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $4.3 million (Q2 2026), -$1.3 million (Q1 2026), and -$6.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 85.07 Bn | 81.79 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 81.00 Mn |
| 2 | Illinois Tool Works | 76.39 Bn | 75.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 32.00 Mn |
| 3 | Ametek | 55.45 Bn | 54.95 Bn | 735.04 Mn | - |
| 4 | Rockwell Automation | 47.59 Bn | 47.11 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 21.00 Mn |
| 5 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.05 Bn | 28.00 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 8.08 Mn |
| 6 | Dover | 25.45 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 880.61 Mn | 62.10 Mn |
| 7 | Symbotic | 25.44 Bn | 24.12 Bn | 160.91 Mn | 23.84 Mn |
| 8 | Nordson | 17.52 Bn | 17.40 Bn | 453.73 Mn | - |
| 9 | Fortive | 16.55 Bn | 16.18 Bn | 695.30 Mn | 5.20 Mn |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.33 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 25.73 Mn | 4.32 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -721,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 888,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -662,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.56 Mn |