Growth Metrics

Nlight (LASR) Research & Development (2017 - 2025)

Nlight (LASR) has disclosed Research & Development for 9 consecutive years, with $14.1 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 23.44% to $14.1 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $48.0 million through Dec 2025, up 6.35% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $48.0 million for FY2025, 6.35% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $14.1 million at Nlight, up from $11.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $14.8 million in Q3 2021, with the low at $10.7 million in Q1 2024.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $12.4 million, with a median of $11.9 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Research & Development soared 50.78% in 2021, then decreased 17.58% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $14.0 million in 2021, then decreased by 3.05% to $13.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 10.65% to $12.1 million in 2023, then fell by 6.03% to $11.4 million in 2024, then rose by 23.44% to $14.1 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods came in at $14.1 million, $11.5 million, and $11.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.