Nlight (LASR) Retained Earnings (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$3.3 million for Q1 2026, up 10.37% YoY from -$3.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 99.04% sequentially from -$348.6 million in Q4 2025.
Nlight (LASR) Retained Earnings (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight has disclosed Retained Earnings across 10 years of filings, most recently posting -$3.3 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 10.37% year-over-year to -$3.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.3 million (up 10.37% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$348.6 million, down 7.22% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings climbed to -$3.3 million in Q1 2026, from -$348.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for LASR reached as high as -$2.2 million in Q1 2023 and fell as low as -$348.6 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$3.3 million (2026), against an average of -$101.3 million.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Retained Earnings surged 98.95% — and 2025, when it sank 13333.59%.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$2.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 9518.05% to -$264.3 million in 2023, then decreased by 23.0% to -$325.1 million in 2024, then decreased by 7.22% to -$348.6 million in 2025, then soared by 99.04% to -$3.3 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$3.3 million, -$348.6 million, and -$3.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,798.43 Bn | 4,754.95 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 185.04 Bn |
| 2 | Micron Technology | 1,164.41 Bn | 1,138.39 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 94.68 Bn |
| 3 | Advanced Micro Devices | 882.18 Bn | 869.83 Bn | 5.42 Bn | -72.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intel | 645.64 Bn | 626.45 Bn | 5.35 Bn | -44.00 Mn |
| 5 | Aeluma | 370.26 Bn | 370.22 Bn | 386,000.00 | -21.79 Mn |
| 6 | Arm Holdings | 358.73 Bn | 355.13 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.45 Bn |
| 7 | Texas Instruments | 271.25 Bn | 266.15 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 52.48 Bn |
| 8 | Marvell Technology | 239.95 Bn | 236.10 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 9 | Qualcomm | 193.93 Bn | 184.13 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 377.00 Mn |
| 10 | Nlight | 3.62 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 26.51 Mn | -3.34 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -348.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -336.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -325.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -264.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -239.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -176.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -587,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -159.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -424,000.00 |