Nlight (LASR) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 33.07% for Q1 2026, up 636.0% YoY from 4.49% in Q1 2025, and up 7.58% sequentially from 30.74% in Q4 2025.
Nlight (LASR) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight has disclosed Gross Margin across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 33.07% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 636.0% year-over-year to 33.07%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 31.28% (up 1216.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 29.83%, up 1320.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin improved to 33.07% in Q1 2026, from 30.74% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for LASR reached as high as 33.07% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 2.39% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 23.46% (2024), against an average of 22.77%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Gross Margin tumbled 1651 bps — and 2025, when it surged 2835 bps.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 10.2% in 2022, then jumped by 85 bps to 18.89% in 2023, then plunged by 87 bps to 2.39% in 2024, then soared by 1188 bps to 30.74% in 2025, then grew by 8 bps to 33.07% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 33.07%, 30.74%, and 31.09% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,798.43 Bn | 4,754.95 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 74.93% |
| 2 | Micron Technology | 1,164.41 Bn | 1,138.39 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 84.56% |
| 3 | Advanced Micro Devices | 882.18 Bn | 869.83 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 52.82% |
| 4 | Intel | 645.64 Bn | 626.45 Bn | 5.35 Bn | 39.38% |
| 5 | Aeluma | 370.26 Bn | 370.22 Bn | 386,000.00 | 31.59% |
| 6 | Arm Holdings | 358.73 Bn | 355.13 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 97.85% |
| 7 | Texas Instruments | 271.25 Bn | 266.15 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 58.01% |
| 8 | Marvell Technology | 239.95 Bn | 236.10 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 52.15% |
| 9 | Qualcomm | 193.93 Bn | 184.13 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 45.92% |
| 10 | Nlight | 3.62 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 26.51 Mn | 33.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 29.41% |