Growth Metrics

Nlight (LASR) FCF Margin (2017 - 2026)

Nlight (LASR) reported FCF Margin of 9.44% for Q1 2026, up 1389.0% year-over-year from 0.63% in Q1 2025, and down 51.88% on a QoQ basis from 19.62% in Q4 2025.

Nlight (LASR) has 10 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 9.44% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 1389.0% year-over-year to 9.44% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.65% (up 1483.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.71%, up 604.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin eased to 9.44% in Q1 2026 per LASR's latest filing, from 19.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 28.66% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 29.25% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 2.84% (2025), against an average of 1.01%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin soared 5640 bps; it then slumped 3130 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing LASR's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 28.66% in 2022, then slumped by 99 bps to 0.42% in 2023, then plunged by 1977 bps to 7.96% in 2024, then surged by 347 bps to 19.62% in 2025, then sank by 52 bps to 9.44% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LASR FCF Margin figures stand at 9.44% (Q1 2026), 19.62% (Q4 2025), and 2.84% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,449.54 Bn 5,406.06 Bn 61.16 Bn 59.53%
2 Broadcom 2,169.43 Bn 2,155.26 Bn 13.16 Bn 41.48%
3 Micron Technology 1,165.12 Bn 1,150.53 Bn 17.76 Bn 23.12%
4 Advanced Micro Devices 831.96 Bn 819.61 Bn 5.42 Bn 25.61%
5 Intel 549.93 Bn 530.74 Bn 5.35 Bn -6.28%
6 Texas Instruments 266.58 Bn 261.48 Bn 2.80 Bn 17.49%
7 Qualcomm 243.81 Bn 234.01 Bn 4.16 Bn 21.15%
8 Analog Devices 196.60 Bn 193.16 Bn 2.44 Bn 20.27%
9 Marvell Technology 188.85 Bn 188.78 Bn 1.26 Bn 19.98%
10 Nlight 3.82 Bn 3.49 Bn 26.51 Mn 9.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.44%
Dec 31, 2025 19.62%
Sep 30, 2025 -2.84%
Jun 30, 2025 0.91%
Mar 31, 2025 -4.45%
Dec 31, 2024 -7.96%
Sep 30, 2024 -4.15%
Jun 30, 2024 -12.62%
Mar 31, 2024 22.05%
Dec 31, 2023 0.42%
Sep 30, 2023 27.15%
Jun 30, 2023 -8.59%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.07%
Dec 31, 2022 28.66%
Sep 30, 2022 -29.25%
Jun 30, 2022 -6.81%
Mar 31, 2022 -14.38%
Dec 31, 2021 -23.44%
Sep 30, 2021 -8.41%
Jun 30, 2021 -10.55%
Mar 31, 2021 3.94%
Dec 31, 2020 -8.64%
Sep 30, 2020 -17.35%
Jun 30, 2020 42.72%
Mar 31, 2020 -37.64%
Dec 31, 2019 -13.54%
Sep 30, 2019 -8.09%
Jun 30, 2019 -0.15%
Mar 31, 2019 -17.25%
Dec 31, 2018 -1.50%
Sep 30, 2018 3.18%
Jun 30, 2018 -1.11%
Mar 31, 2018 -17.80%
Dec 31, 2017 2.02%
Sep 30, 2017 -6.51%
Jun 30, 2017 11.57%
Mar 31, 2017 -14.93%