Nlight (LASR) Shares Outstanding (2017 - 2026)
Nlight's Shares Outstanding came in at 56.98 million for Q2 2026, up 14.9% from 49.58 million a year earlier and up 5.3% from the prior quarter.
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Nlight (LASR) Shares Outstanding (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nlight's Shares Outstanding was 49.98 million, up 4.3% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased in each of the last nine years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 47.9 million in FY2024 (+4.0%), 46.08 million in FY2023 (+3.7%), 44.44 million in FY2022 (+5.4%) and 42.14 million in FY2021 (+9.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2017.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has increased for 29 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ranged from 3.4% (Q1 2024) to 14.9% (Q2 2026).
- Business Quant data shows LASR's Shares Outstanding at 54.12 million (Q1 2026), 49.98 million (Q4 2025) and 50.29 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 340.33 Bn | 312.03 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 460.40 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.04 Bn | 189.62 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 2.46 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 171.72 Bn | 139.81 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 269.80 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.74 Bn | 149.93 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 388.50 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.82 Bn | 118.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 126.30 Mn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 91.30 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 558.80 Mn |
| 7 | 3M | 90.37 Bn | 71.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 518.80 Mn |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 81.71 Bn | 72.33 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 384.56 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.34 Bn | 75.90 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 286.40 Mn |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.11 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 25.73 Mn | 56.98 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 56.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 54.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 50.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 49.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 47.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 48.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 47.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 47.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 46.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 45.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 44.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 44.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 44.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 43.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 42.88 Mn |
API Access
Nlight Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();