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

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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