Nlight (LASR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2018 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -2.42% for Q2 2026, up 13.64 percentage points from -16.06% a year earlier and up 1.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nlight (LASR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nlight posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -8.02%, up 13.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -0.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -21.07% in FY2024 (-7.97 pp), -13.10% in FY2023 (+2.43 pp), -15.53% in FY2022 (-6.50 pp) and -9.03% in FY2021 (-1.18 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2019.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 16.13 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 8.25 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -3.55% (Q1 2026), -7.65% (Q4 2025) and -14.65% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 323.56 Bn | 295.25 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 10.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 180.19 Bn | 174.89 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.93% |
| 3 | Deere | 173.53 Bn | 182.29 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 143.22 Bn | 140.45 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.89% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 112.51 Bn | 110.65 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | 3M | 90.71 Bn | 73.12 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.76% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 89.39 Bn | 82.15 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 6.12% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.53 Bn | 76.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 19.50% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.29 Bn | 65.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 11.82% |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.08 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 25.73 Mn | -2.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -14.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -16.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -19.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -21.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -16.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -16.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -15.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -13.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -16.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -16.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -16.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.69% |
API Access
Nlight Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "LASR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();