Nlight (LASR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026)
Nlight's Return on Equity [ROE] was -2.87% in Q2 2026, up 19.04 percentage points from -21.91% a year earlier and up 1.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nlight (LASR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Nlight came in at -10.59%, up 15.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -1.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -25.82% in FY2024 (-9.96 pp), -15.87% in FY2023 (+3.18 pp), -19.05% in FY2022 (-7.68 pp) and -11.37% in FY2021 (-1.78 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.72 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 21.19 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 10.70 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LASR's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -4.49% (Q1 2026), -10.54% (Q4 2025) and -20.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 316.15 Bn | 287.84 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 56.98% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 181.56 Bn | 176.14 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 34.94% |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 17.59% |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.35 Bn | 139.53 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 19.13% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.11 Bn | 109.23 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 24.30% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.49 Bn | 83.23 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 12.67% |
| 7 | 3M | 90.21 Bn | 71.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 101.25% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.13 Bn | 75.69 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 104.29% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.00 Bn | 65.62 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 38.48% |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.07 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 25.73 Mn | -2.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -10.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -20.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -21.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -25.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -26.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -20.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -20.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -19.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -19.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -19.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -19.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -10.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -8.36% |
API Access
Nlight Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();