Nlight (LASR) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)

Nlight has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 9 years of filings, most recently posting 5.01% for 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 advanced to 5.01% in Q1 2026, from 10.94% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for LASR reached as high as 5.01% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 26.62% in Q4 2024.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 18.79% (2023), against an average of 17.31%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 974 bps — and 2026, when it soared 1990 bps.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 18.1% in 2022, then increased by 7 bps to 16.88% in 2023, then tumbled by 58 bps to 26.62% in 2024, then soared by 59 bps to 10.94% in 2025, then soared by 54 bps to 5.01% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 5.01%, 10.94%, and 18.55% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.