Nlight (LASR) Short-term Investments (2022 - 2026)
Nlight's Short-term Investments came in at $34.69 million for Q2 2026, down 0.6% from $34.89 million a year earlier but up 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Nlight (LASR) Short-term Investments (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nlight's Short-term Investments was $34.93 million, up 0.2% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments carries a three-year compound annual growth rate of -11.5% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Short-term Investments was $34.87 million in FY2024 (-41.6%), $59.67 million in FY2023 (+18.4%) and $50.39 million in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Short-term Investments is $34.38 million (Q1 2026) to $65.24 million (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 21.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Short-term Investments over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 19.8%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 46.8%).
- Business Quant data shows LASR's Short-term Investments at $34.38 million (Q1 2026), $34.93 million (Q4 2025) and $34.68 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 316.15 Bn | 287.84 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 181.56 Bn | 176.14 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.35 Bn | 139.53 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.11 Bn | 109.23 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.49 Bn | 83.23 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | 3M | 90.21 Bn | 71.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.13 Bn | 75.69 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.00 Bn | 65.62 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 10 | Nlight | 2.07 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 25.73 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 34.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 65.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 65.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 59.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 59.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 59.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 59.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 50.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 50.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 50.00 Mn |
API Access
Nlight Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=LASR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();