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
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% |
| 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% |