Nlight (LASR) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nlight's (LASR) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 31.15% in Q2 2026, up 125.0% year-over-year from 13.84% in Q2 2025, and down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter from 33.07% in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Nlight (LASR) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight (LASR) has reported Gross Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 31.15% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 125.0% year-over-year to 31.15% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 31.52%, a 1035.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 29.83%, up 1320.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 31.15% for Q2 2026 at Nlight, down from 33.07% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 33.07% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 2.39% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 23.24% and a median of 24.28% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 1651 bps in 2024 and jumped 2835 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 10.2% in 2022, then soared by 85 bps to 18.89% in 2023, then tumbled by 87 bps to 2.39% in 2024, then surged by 1188 bps to 30.74% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 31.15% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 31.15% (Q2 2026), 33.07% (Q1 2026), and 30.74% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 85.07 Bn | 81.79 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 41.28% |
| 2 | Illinois Tool Works | 76.39 Bn | 75.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 44.13% |
| 3 | Ametek | 55.45 Bn | 54.95 Bn | 735.04 Mn | 35.95% |
| 4 | Rockwell Automation | 47.59 Bn | 47.11 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 49.46% |
| 5 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.05 Bn | 28.00 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 63.29% |
| 6 | Dover | 25.45 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 880.61 Mn | 40.21% |
| 7 | Symbotic | 25.44 Bn | 24.12 Bn | 160.91 Mn | 22.32% |
| 8 | Nordson | 17.52 Bn | 17.40 Bn | 453.73 Mn | 55.49% |
| 9 | Fortive | 16.55 Bn | 16.18 Bn | 695.30 Mn | 63.39% |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.33 Bn | 2.00 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% |