Nlight (LASR) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 0.9% for Q1 2026, up 1770.0% YoY from 0.05% in Q1 2025, and up 86.53% sequentially from 6.66% in Q4 2025.
Nlight (LASR) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight has disclosed Operating Margin across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 0.9% for 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 improved to 0.9% in Q1 2026, from 6.66% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for LASR reached as high as 0.9% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 55.78% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 21.02% (2024), against an average of 21.25%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin slumped 2861 bps — and 2025, when it soared 4912 bps.
- 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 plunged 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.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 0.9%, 6.66%, and 10.94% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,798.43 Bn | 4,754.95 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 65.60% |
| 2 | Micron Technology | 1,164.41 Bn | 1,138.39 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 80.37% |
| 3 | Advanced Micro Devices | 882.18 Bn | 869.83 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 14.40% |
| 4 | Intel | 645.64 Bn | 626.45 Bn | 5.35 Bn | -23.10% |
| 5 | Aeluma | 370.26 Bn | 370.22 Bn | 386,000.00 | -273.90% |
| 6 | Arm Holdings | 358.73 Bn | 355.13 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 29.40% |
| 7 | Texas Instruments | 271.25 Bn | 266.15 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 37.47% |
| 8 | Marvell Technology | 239.95 Bn | 236.10 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 14.04% |
| 9 | Qualcomm | 193.93 Bn | 184.13 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 25.49% |
| 10 | Nlight | 3.62 Bn | 3.29 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% |