Growth Metrics

Nlight (LASR) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

Nlight (LASR) reported Operating Expenses of $27.2 million for Q1 2026, up 16.33% year-over-year from $23.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 10.3% on a QoQ basis from $30.4 million in Q4 2025.

Nlight (LASR) has 10 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $27.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 16.33% year-over-year to $27.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $108.3 million (up 8.49% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $104.5 million, up 5.94% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $27.2 million in Q1 2026 per LASR's latest filing, from $30.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $30.4 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $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.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Expenses fell 17.53%; it then grew 16.33% in 2026.
  • Tracing LASR's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $29.3 million in 2022, then fell by 17.53% to $24.1 million in 2023, then advanced by 14.14% to $27.6 million in 2024, then increased by 10.16% to $30.4 million in 2025, then dropped by 10.3% to $27.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LASR Operating Expenses figures stand at $27.2 million (Q1 2026), $30.4 million (Q4 2025), and $28.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,449.54 Bn 5,406.06 Bn 61.16 Bn 7.62 Bn
2 Broadcom 2,169.43 Bn 2,155.26 Bn 13.16 Bn 4.59 Bn
3 Micron Technology 1,165.12 Bn 1,150.53 Bn 17.76 Bn 1.59 Bn
4 Advanced Micro Devices 831.96 Bn 819.61 Bn 5.42 Bn 3.94 Bn
5 Intel 549.93 Bn 530.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 8.48 Bn
6 Texas Instruments 266.58 Bn 261.48 Bn 2.80 Bn 991.00 Mn
7 Qualcomm 243.81 Bn 234.01 Bn 4.16 Bn 8.29 Bn
8 Analog Devices 196.60 Bn 193.16 Bn 2.44 Bn 1.06 Bn
9 Marvell Technology 188.85 Bn 188.78 Bn 1.26 Bn 921.40 Mn
10 Nlight 3.82 Bn 3.49 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
Mar 31, 2021 23.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 23.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 21.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 19.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 16.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 18.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 13.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 15.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 14.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 14.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 12.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 12.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 10.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 9.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 7.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 8.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 8.36 Mn