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

Nlight has disclosed Research & Development across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $11.8 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 4.15% year-over-year to $11.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $48.4 million (up 5.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $48.0 million, up 6.35% from the prior year.
• Research & Development declined to $11.8 million in Q1 2026, from $14.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for LASR reached as high as $14.1 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $10.7 million in Q1 2024.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $11.7 million (2024), against an average of $12.1 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development retreated 17.58% — and 2025, when it rose 23.44%.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $13.6 million in 2022, then slipped by 10.65% to $12.1 million in 2023, then dropped by 6.03% to $11.4 million in 2024, then grew by 23.44% to $14.1 million in 2025, then fell by 15.7% to $11.8 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $11.8 million, $14.1 million, and $11.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.