Nlight (LASR) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

Nlight (LASR) has reported Research & Development for 10 consecutive years, with $13.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 19.23% year-over-year to $13.1 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $50.6 million, a 12.12% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $48.0 million, up 6.35% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $13.1 million for Q2 2026 at Nlight, up from $11.8 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $14.1 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $10.7 million in Q1 2024.
• A 5-year average of $12.1 million and a median of $11.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development fell 17.58% in 2023 and increased 23.44% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $13.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 10.65% to $12.1 million in 2023, then slipped by 6.03% to $11.4 million in 2024, then climbed by 23.44% to $14.1 million in 2025, then decreased by 6.56% to $13.1 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $13.1 million (Q2 2026), $11.8 million (Q1 2026), and $14.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.