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

Nlight has reported Research & Development over the past 9 years, most recently at $14.1 million 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 was $14.1 million for Q4 2025 at Nlight, up from $11.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $14.8 million in Q3 2021 and troughed at $10.7 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $11.9 million (2023), against an average of $12.4 million.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development surged 50.78% in 2021 and then dropped 17.58% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $14.0 million in 2021, then fell by 3.05% to $13.6 million in 2022, then fell 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.
  • 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).