Nlight (LASR) FCF Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 9.44% for Q1 2026, up 1389.0% YoY from 0.63% in Q1 2025, and down 51.88% sequentially from 19.62% in Q4 2025.
Nlight (LASR) FCF Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight has disclosed FCF Margin across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 9.44% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 1389.0% year-over-year to 9.44%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.65% (up 1483.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.71%, up 604.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin declined to 9.44% in Q1 2026, from 19.62% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for LASR reached as high as 28.66% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 29.25% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 2.84% (2025), against an average of 1.01%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin surged 5640 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 3130 bps.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it 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 jumped by 347 bps to 19.62% in 2025, then sank by 52 bps to 9.44% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 9.44%, 19.62%, and 2.84% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,798.43 Bn | 4,754.95 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 59.53% |
| 2 | Micron Technology | 1,164.41 Bn | 1,138.39 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 42.36% |
| 3 | Advanced Micro Devices | 882.18 Bn | 869.83 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 25.61% |
| 4 | Intel | 645.64 Bn | 626.45 Bn | 5.35 Bn | -6.28% |
| 5 | Aeluma | 370.26 Bn | 370.22 Bn | 386,000.00 | -63.42% |
| 6 | Arm Holdings | 358.73 Bn | 355.13 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 22.42% |
| 7 | Texas Instruments | 271.25 Bn | 266.15 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 17.49% |
| 8 | Marvell Technology | 239.95 Bn | 236.10 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 19.98% |
| 9 | Qualcomm | 193.93 Bn | 184.13 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 21.15% |
| 10 | Nlight | 3.62 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 26.51 Mn | 9.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |