Nlight LASR
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$40.37 +1.08 (+2.75%)
At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Nlight (LASR) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026)

Nlight's (LASR) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $11.0 million in Q2 2026, up 72.08% year-over-year from $6.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 0.71% quarter-over-quarter from $10.9 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Nlight (LASR) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nlight (LASR) has reported Share-based Compensation for 10 consecutive years, with $11.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 72.08% year-over-year to $11.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $42.8 million, a 71.65% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $33.4 million, up 33.85% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $11.0 million for Q2 2026 at Nlight, up from $10.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $11.6 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $5.4 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $7.4 million and a median of $6.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slumped 42.44% in 2022 and surged 93.7% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $6.0 million in 2022, then increased by 2.62% to $6.2 million in 2023, then declined by 3.02% to $6.0 million in 2024, then surged by 93.7% to $11.6 million in 2025, then dropped by 5.67% to $11.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $11.0 million (Q2 2026), $10.9 million (Q1 2026), and $11.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 3M 85.07 Bn 81.79 Bn 2.68 Bn 41.00 Mn
2 Illinois Tool Works 76.39 Bn 75.56 Bn 1.90 Bn 22.00 Mn
3 Ametek 55.45 Bn 54.95 Bn 735.04 Mn 13.89 Mn
4 Rockwell Automation 47.59 Bn 47.11 Bn 1.14 Bn 24.00 Mn
5 Mettler Toledo International 28.05 Bn 28.00 Bn 650.22 Mn 4.96 Mn
6 Dover 25.45 Bn 23.70 Bn 880.61 Mn 6.80 Mn
7 Symbotic 25.44 Bn 24.12 Bn 160.91 Mn 48.43 Mn
8 Nordson 17.52 Bn 17.40 Bn 453.73 Mn 6.47 Mn
9 Fortive 16.55 Bn 16.18 Bn 695.30 Mn 23.90 Mn
10 Nlight 2.33 Bn 2.00 Bn 25.73 Mn 10.96 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 10.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 10.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 11.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 6.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 7.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 5.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 6.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 7.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 6.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 6.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 7.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 10.07 Mn