Nlight (LASR) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) reported Operating Margin of 0.9% for Q1 2026, up 1770.0% year-over-year from 0.05% in Q1 2025, and up 86.53% on a QoQ basis from 6.66% in Q4 2025.
Nlight (LASR) has 10 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 0.9% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 1770.0% year-over-year to 0.9% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.09% (up 2333.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.16%, up 2290.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 0.9% in Q1 2026 per LASR's latest filing, from 6.66% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 0.9% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 55.78% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 21.02% (2024), against an average of 21.25%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin slumped 2861 bps; it then jumped 4912 bps in 2025.
- Tracing LASR's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 41.45% in 2022, then surged by 33 bps to 27.64% in 2023, then plunged by 102 bps to 55.78% in 2024, then soared by 88 bps to 6.66% in 2025, then surged by 87 bps to 0.9% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest LASR Operating Margin figures stand at 0.9% (Q1 2026), 6.66% (Q4 2025), and 10.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,449.54 Bn | 5,406.06 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 65.60% |
| 2 | Broadcom | 2,169.43 Bn | 2,155.26 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 44.34% |
| 3 | Micron Technology | 1,165.12 Bn | 1,150.53 Bn | 17.76 Bn | 67.62% |
| 4 | Advanced Micro Devices | 831.96 Bn | 819.61 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 14.40% |
| 5 | Intel | 549.93 Bn | 530.74 Bn | 5.35 Bn | -23.10% |
| 6 | Texas Instruments | 266.58 Bn | 261.48 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 37.47% |
| 7 | Qualcomm | 243.81 Bn | 234.01 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 25.49% |
| 8 | Analog Devices | 196.60 Bn | 193.16 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 38.08% |
| 9 | Marvell Technology | 188.85 Bn | 188.78 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 14.04% |
| 10 | Nlight | 3.82 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 26.51 Mn | -0.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -13.04% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -9.42% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -6.52% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -6.44% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -11.60% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -15.59% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -20.90% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -1.59% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.68% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -2.51% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.81% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 9.97% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.73% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.91% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.18% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 12.58% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 5.47% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.05% |