Nlight (LASR) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 5.01% for Q1 2026, up 1990.0% year-over-year from 0.24% in Q1 2025, and up 54.18% quarter-over-quarter from 10.94% in Q4 2025.
Nlight (LASR) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight (LASR) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 9 consecutive years, with 5.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1990.0% year-over-year to 5.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.01% (up 1990.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.62%, up 1419.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 5.01% in Q1 2026 per LASR's latest filing, from 10.94% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 5.01% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 26.62% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 17.31% across 5 years, with a median of 18.79% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 974 bps — and 2026, when it soared 1990 bps.
- Nlight's Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.1% in 2022, then rose by 7 bps to 16.88% in 2023, then slumped by 58 bps to 26.62% in 2024, then jumped by 59 bps to 10.94% in 2025, then jumped by 54 bps to 5.01% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LASR's Return on Capital Employed at 5.01% in Q1 2026, 10.94% in Q4 2025, and 18.55% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -10.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -18.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -20.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -24.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -26.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -20.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -20.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -19.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -19.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -18.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -10.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.87% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -6.99% |