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% quarter-over-quarter from 6.66% in Q4 2025.
Nlight (LASR) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight (LASR) has 10 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 0.9% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 0.9%, up 1770.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.09% (up 2333.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.16%, up 2290.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 0.9% in Q1 2026 per LASR's latest filing, from 6.66% 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 21.25% and a median of 21.02% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Margin plunged 2861 bps in 2022, then soared 4912 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 41.45% in 2022, then jumped by 33 bps to 27.64% in 2023, then slumped by 102 bps to 55.78% in 2024, then surged by 88 bps to 6.66% in 2025, then jumped by 87 bps to 0.9% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LASR's Operating Margin at 0.9% in Q1 2026, 6.66% in Q4 2025, and 10.94% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,119.49 Bn | 5,076.01 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 65.60% |
| 2 | Broadcom | 1,946.04 Bn | 1,926.41 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 48.62% |
| 3 | Micron Technology | 1,288.71 Bn | 1,274.12 Bn | 17.76 Bn | 67.62% |
| 4 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 1,080.21 Bn | 983.26 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 58.10% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 879.94 Bn | 867.59 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 14.40% |
| 6 | Intel | 681.83 Bn | 662.64 Bn | 5.35 Bn | -23.10% |
| 7 | Texas Instruments | 293.38 Bn | 288.27 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 37.47% |
| 8 | Marvell Technology | 274.06 Bn | 270.21 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 14.04% |
| 9 | Qualcomm | 241.64 Bn | 231.84 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 25.49% |
| 10 | Nlight | 3.51 Bn | 3.17 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% |