Nlight (LASR) EBITDA Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) reported EBITDA Margin of -0.28% for Q2 2026, up 1.05 percentage points from -1.33% a year earlier but down 3.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nlight (LASR) EBITDA Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Nlight's EBITDA Margin came in at -1.00%, up 15.54 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -4.70%, up 19.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of -1.40 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBITDA Margin came in at -24.20% in FY2024 (-9.55 pp), -14.64% in FY2023 (+1.64 pp), -16.28% in FY2022 (-10.67 pp) and -5.61% in FY2021 (-2.31 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBITDA Margin spans a low of -45.57% in Q4 2024 and a high of 3.31% in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +9.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 43.67 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 26.98 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 3.31% (Q1 2026), -1.90% (Q4 2025) and -5.97% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 340.33 Bn | 312.03 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 23.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.04 Bn | 189.62 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 33.41% |
| 3 | Deere | 171.72 Bn | 139.81 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 19.50% |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.74 Bn | 149.93 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 20.99% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.82 Bn | 118.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.98% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 91.30 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 34.66% |
| 7 | 3M | 90.37 Bn | 71.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 28.77% |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 81.71 Bn | 72.33 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.04% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.34 Bn | 75.90 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 28.95% |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.11 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 25.73 Mn | -0.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -45.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -17.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -23.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -16.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -14.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -34.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -10.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.96% |
API Access
Nlight EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();