Nlight (LASR) EBT Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nlight's EBT Margin came in at -1.53% for Q2 2026, up 4.26 percentage points from -5.79% a year earlier but down 2.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nlight (LASR) EBT Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Nlight reported EBT Margin of -3.80%, up 17.95 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -8.71%, up 21.94 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin carries a five-year change of +0.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBT Margin was -30.66% in FY2024 (-10.34 pp), -20.32% in FY2023 (+2.09 pp), -22.41% in FY2022 (-11.28 pp) and -11.12% in FY2021 (-1.88 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBT Margin is -53.95% (Q4 2024) to 0.87% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBT Margin over five years came in Q4 2025 (a gain of 48.24 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 28.49 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LASR's EBT Margin at 0.87% (Q1 2026), -5.71% (Q4 2025) and -9.89% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 334.14 Bn | 305.83 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.19% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 194.58 Bn | 189.16 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 27.27% |
| 3 | Deere | 171.22 Bn | 139.32 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.93% |
| 4 | Eaton | 148.26 Bn | 145.45 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 13.41% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.16 Bn | 117.29 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.28% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.24 Bn | 81.97 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 18.80% |
| 7 | 3M | 88.98 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 17.23% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.42 Bn | 74.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 25.11% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 78.32 Bn | 68.94 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 18.94% |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.06 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 25.73 Mn | -1.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -15.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -53.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -17.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -30.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -25.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -23.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -19.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -13.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -40.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -21.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -17.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -9.24% |
API Access
Nlight EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();