Nlight (LASR) EBIT Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nlight's EBIT Margin was -4.32% in Q2 2026, up 2.54 percentage points from -6.86% a year earlier but down 3.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nlight (LASR) EBIT Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nlight's EBIT Margin was -5.47% through Jun 30, 2026, up 18.54 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -10.16%, up 22.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of -0.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was -33.06% in FY2024 (-10.78 pp), -22.28% in FY2023 (+0.49 pp), -22.76% in FY2022 (-11.58 pp) and -11.19% in FY2021 (-1.74 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between -55.78% (Q4 2024) and -0.90% (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.97 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 49.12 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 28.61 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LASR's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -0.90% (Q1 2026), -6.66% (Q4 2025) and -10.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 334.35 Bn | 306.05 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 194.72 Bn | 189.30 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 171.73 Bn | 139.83 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 148.81 Bn | 145.99 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 118.86 Bn | 116.98 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.19 Bn | 81.93 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 7 | 3M | 89.18 Bn | 70.58 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 78.81 Bn | 69.43 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.20 Bn | 74.76 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.08 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 25.73 Mn | -4.32% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -18.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -55.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -21.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -25.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -33.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -27.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -24.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -21.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -15.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -41.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -21.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -16.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -9.36% |
API Access
Nlight EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();