Nlight (LASR) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $27.2 million for Q1 2026, up 16.33% YoY from $23.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 10.3% sequentially from $30.4 million in Q4 2025.

Nlight (LASR) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nlight has disclosed Operating Expenses across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $27.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 16.33% year-over-year to $27.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $108.3 million (up 8.49% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $104.5 million, up 5.94% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $27.2 million in Q1 2026, from $30.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for LASR reached as high as $30.4 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $22.2 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $24.5 million (2022), against an average of $25.2 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses decreased 17.53% — and 2026, when it rose 16.33%.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $29.3 million in 2022, then decreased by 17.53% to $24.1 million in 2023, then grew by 14.14% to $27.6 million in 2024, then gained by 10.16% to $30.4 million in 2025, then fell by 10.3% to $27.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $27.2 million, $30.4 million, and $28.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn 7.62 Bn
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn 1.72 Bn
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn 3.94 Bn
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn 8.48 Bn
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 2.13 Mn
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn -1.02 Bn
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn 991.00 Mn
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn 921.40 Mn
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn 8.29 Bn
10 Nlight 3.62 Bn 3.29 Bn 26.51 Mn 27.23 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 27.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 30.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 28.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 22.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 23.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 27.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 24.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 24.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 22.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 24.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 22.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 23.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 22.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 29.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 26.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 25.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 24.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 26.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 28.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 29.34 Mn