Nlight (LASR) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly 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% quarter-over-quarter from $30.4 million in Q4 2025.
Nlight (LASR) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight (LASR) has reported Operating Expenses for 10 consecutive years, with $27.2 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 eased 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.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $25.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $24.5 million in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses decreased 17.53% — and 2026, when it rose 16.33%.
- Nlight's Operating Expenses stood at $29.3 million in 2022, then slipped by 17.53% to $24.1 million in 2023, then increased by 14.14% to $27.6 million in 2024, then advanced by 10.16% to $30.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 10.3% to $27.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LASR's Operating Expenses at $27.2 million in Q1 2026, $30.4 million in Q4 2025, and $28.1 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,000.69 Bn | 4,957.21 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 7.62 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,106.48 Bn | 2,009.53 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 2.97 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,866.23 Bn | 1,846.60 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 4.63 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,057.61 Bn | 1,031.59 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 822.43 Bn | 810.09 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 3.94 Bn |
| 6 | Intel | 458.91 Bn | 444.79 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 4.71 Bn |
| 7 | Aeluma | 301.08 Bn | 301.05 Bn | 386,000.00 | 2.13 Mn |
| 8 | Arm Holdings | 255.32 Bn | 251.43 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -1.16 Bn |
| 9 | Texas Instruments | 245.36 Bn | 238.36 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Nlight | 3.95 Bn | 3.62 Bn | 26.51 Mn | 27.23 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |