Nlight (LASR) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly 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 reported Operating Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 0.9% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 1770.0% year-over-year to 0.9%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.09% (up 2333.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.16%, up 2290.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin rose 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.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 21.25% across 5 years, with a median of 21.02% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin plunged 2861 bps — and 2025, when it soared 4912 bps.
- Nlight's Operating Margin stood at 41.45% in 2022, then surged by 33 bps to 27.64% in 2023, then tumbled 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.
- 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,000.69 Bn | 4,957.21 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 65.60% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,106.48 Bn | 2,009.53 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 58.10% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,866.23 Bn | 1,846.60 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 48.62% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,057.61 Bn | 1,031.59 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 80.37% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 822.43 Bn | 810.09 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 14.40% |
| 6 | Intel | 458.91 Bn | 444.79 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 11.14% |
| 7 | Aeluma | 301.08 Bn | 301.05 Bn | 386,000.00 | -273.90% |
| 8 | Arm Holdings | 255.32 Bn | 251.43 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 7.06% |
| 9 | Texas Instruments | 245.36 Bn | 238.36 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 42.28% |
| 10 | Nlight | 3.95 Bn | 3.62 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% |