Nlight (LASR) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nlight's Gross Margin came in at 31.15% for Q2 2026, up 1.25 percentage points from 29.90% a year earlier but down 1.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nlight (LASR) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Nlight reported Gross Margin of 31.52%, up 10.35 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 29.83%, up 13.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of +3.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 16.63% in FY2024 (-5.34 pp), 21.97% in FY2023 (+0.97 pp), 21.00% in FY2022 (-7.62 pp) and 28.62% in FY2021 (+1.97 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 2.39% (Q4 2024) to 33.07% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.91 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q4 2025 (a gain of 28.35 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 16.51 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LASR's Gross Margin at 33.07% (Q1 2026), 30.74% (Q4 2025) and 31.09% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 334.06 Bn | 305.75 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 37.78% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.22 Bn | 189.80 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 40.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 170.77 Bn | 138.86 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 36.94% |
| 4 | Eaton | 148.39 Bn | 145.58 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 33.47% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.49 Bn | 117.61 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 39.04% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.58 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 54.48% |
| 7 | 3M | 88.93 Bn | 70.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 41.28% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.81 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 44.13% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 78.25 Bn | 68.87 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 37.71% |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.06 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 25.73 Mn | 31.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 33.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.62% |
API Access
Nlight Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();