Nlight (LASR) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2026)
Nlight's (LASR) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $15.9 million in Q2 2026, up 520.41% year-over-year from $2.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 109.82% quarter-over-quarter from $7.6 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Nlight (LASR) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight (LASR) has reported Free Cash Flow for 10 consecutive years, with $15.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 520.41% year-over-year to $15.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $41.8 million, a 311.12% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $12.3 million, up 219.5% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $15.9 million for Q2 2026 at Nlight, up from $7.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $15.9 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$12.6 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$317666.7 and a median of -$3.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 1325.59% in 2022 and surged 18626.42% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$4.9 million in 2022, then soared by 88.88% to -$549000.0 in 2023, then sank by 1085.06% to -$6.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 344.85% to $15.9 million in 2025, then fell by 0.3% to $15.9 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $15.9 million (Q2 2026), $7.6 million (Q1 2026), and $15.9 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 85.07 Bn | 81.79 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 763.00 Mn |
| 2 | Illinois Tool Works | 76.39 Bn | 75.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 631.00 Mn |
| 3 | Ametek | 55.45 Bn | 54.95 Bn | 735.04 Mn | 451.68 Mn |
| 4 | Rockwell Automation | 47.59 Bn | 47.11 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 654.00 Mn |
| 5 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.05 Bn | 28.00 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 282.62 Mn |
| 6 | Dover | 25.45 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 880.61 Mn | 188.39 Mn |
| 7 | Symbotic | 25.44 Bn | 24.12 Bn | 160.91 Mn | -164.63 Mn |
| 8 | Nordson | 17.52 Bn | 17.40 Bn | 453.73 Mn | 236.75 Mn |
| 9 | Fortive | 16.55 Bn | 16.18 Bn | 695.30 Mn | 258.10 Mn |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.33 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 25.73 Mn | 15.88 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -549,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -53,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -15.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.07 Mn |