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

Nlight (LASR) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)

Nlight's (LASR) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 4.32% in Q2 2026, up 254.0% year-over-year from 1.22% in Q2 2025, and down 381.63% quarter-over-quarter from 0.9% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Nlight (LASR) has reported Operating Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 4.32% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 254.0% year-over-year to 4.32% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 5.47%, a 1854.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.16%, up 2290.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 4.32% for Q2 2026 at Nlight, down from 0.9% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 0.9% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 55.78% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 20.31% and a median of 19.81% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 2861 bps in 2022 and surged 4912 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 41.45% in 2022, then soared by 33 bps to 27.64% in 2023, then tumbled by 102 bps to 55.78% in 2024, then jumped by 88 bps to 6.66% in 2025, then surged by 35 bps to 4.32% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.32% (Q2 2026), 0.9% (Q1 2026), and 6.66% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 3M 85.07 Bn 81.79 Bn 2.68 Bn 15.14%
2 Illinois Tool Works 76.39 Bn 75.56 Bn 1.90 Bn 26.67%
3 Ametek 55.45 Bn 54.95 Bn 735.04 Mn 25.84%
4 Rockwell Automation 47.59 Bn 47.11 Bn 1.14 Bn 20.80%
5 Mettler Toledo International 28.05 Bn 28.00 Bn 650.22 Mn 31.97%
6 Dover 25.45 Bn 23.70 Bn 880.61 Mn 17.89%
7 Symbotic 25.44 Bn 24.12 Bn 160.91 Mn 4.56%
8 Nordson 17.52 Bn 17.40 Bn 453.73 Mn 27.28%
9 Fortive 16.55 Bn 16.18 Bn 695.30 Mn 19.14%
10 Nlight 2.33 Bn 2.00 Bn 25.73 Mn -4.32%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -4.32%
Mar 31, 2026 -0.90%
Dec 31, 2025 -6.66%
Sep 30, 2025 -10.94%
Jun 30, 2025 -6.86%
Mar 31, 2025 -18.60%
Dec 31, 2024 -55.78%
Sep 30, 2024 -21.02%
Jun 30, 2024 -25.12%
Mar 31, 2024 -33.05%
Dec 31, 2023 -27.64%
Sep 30, 2023 -24.75%
Jun 30, 2023 -21.92%
Mar 31, 2023 -15.17%
Dec 31, 2022 -41.45%
Sep 30, 2022 -21.60%
Jun 30, 2022 -16.96%
Mar 31, 2022 -12.89%
Dec 31, 2021 -12.85%
Sep 30, 2021 -9.36%