Growth Metrics

Nlight (LASR) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

Nlight has reported Operating Expenses over the past 9 years, most recently at $30.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 10.16% to $30.4 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $104.5 million through Dec 2025, up 5.94% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $104.5 million for FY2025, 5.94% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $30.4 million for Q4 2025 at Nlight, up from $28.1 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $24.5 million (2022), against an average of $25.5 million.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses skyrocketed 53.57% in 2021 and then decreased 17.53% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $26.6 million in 2021, then rose by 10.04% to $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 grew by 10.16% to $30.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LASR's Operating Expenses are $30.4 million (Q4 2025), $28.1 million (Q3 2025), and $22.7 million (Q2 2025).