Nlight LASR
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$40.37 +1.08 (+2.75%)
At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Nlight (LASR) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

Nlight's (LASR) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $29.3 million in Q2 2026, up 29.08% year-over-year from $22.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 7.56% quarter-over-quarter from $27.2 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Nlight (LASR) has reported Operating Expenses for 10 consecutive years, with $29.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 29.08% year-over-year to $29.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $114.9 million, a 17.27% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $104.5 million, up 5.94% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $29.3 million for Q2 2026 at Nlight, up from $27.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $30.4 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $22.2 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $25.5 million and a median of $24.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses retreated 17.53% in 2023 and gained 29.08% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $29.3 million in 2022, then retreated by 17.53% to $24.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 14.14% to $27.6 million in 2024, then rose by 10.16% to $30.4 million in 2025, then fell by 3.51% to $29.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $29.3 million (Q2 2026), $27.2 million (Q1 2026), and $30.4 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 3M 85.07 Bn 81.79 Bn 2.68 Bn 5.52 Bn
2 Illinois Tool Works 76.39 Bn 75.56 Bn 1.90 Bn -
3 Ametek 55.45 Bn 54.95 Bn 735.04 Mn 1.52 Bn
4 Rockwell Automation 47.59 Bn 47.11 Bn 1.14 Bn 663.00 Mn
5 Mettler Toledo International 28.05 Bn 28.00 Bn 650.22 Mn 321.77 Mn
6 Dover 25.45 Bn 23.70 Bn 880.61 Mn 488.82 Mn
7 Symbotic 25.44 Bn 24.12 Bn 160.91 Mn 128.02 Mn
8 Nordson 17.52 Bn 17.40 Bn 453.73 Mn 230.64 Mn
9 Fortive 16.55 Bn 16.18 Bn 695.30 Mn 485.40 Mn
10 Nlight 2.33 Bn 2.00 Bn 25.73 Mn 29.29 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 29.29 Mn
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