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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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 23.44% to $14.1 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $48.0 million, a 6.35% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $48.0 million, up 6.35% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development was $14.1 million for Q4 2025 at Nlight, up from $11.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $14.8 million in Q3 2021 to a low of $10.7 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $12.4 million and a median of $11.9 million in 2023 define the central range for Research & Development.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: surged 50.78% in 2021, then dropped 17.58% in 2023.
  • Nlight's Research & Development stood at $14.0 million in 2021, then dropped by 3.05% to $13.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 10.65% to $12.1 million in 2023, then decreased by 6.03% to $11.4 million in 2024, then increased by 23.44% to $14.1 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LASR's Research & Development are $14.1 million (Q4 2025), $11.5 million (Q3 2025), and $11.0 million (Q2 2025).