Nlight (LASR) Tax Rate (2017 - 2026)
Nlight (LASR) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 7.59% for Q1 2026, up 932.0% YoY from 0.74% in Q1 2025, and up 229.45% sequentially from 5.87% in Q4 2025.
Nlight (LASR) Tax Rate (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nlight has disclosed Tax Rate across 10 years of filings, most recently posting 7.59% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 932.0% year-over-year to 7.59%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.36% (down 451.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.07%, down 319.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate grew to 7.59% in Q1 2026, from 5.87% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Tax Rate for LASR reached as high as 14.16% in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 5.87% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 1.03% (2024), against an average of 0.15%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate soared 1407 bps — and 2024, when it sank 1520 bps.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 0.44% in 2022, then sank by 147 bps to 0.2% in 2023, then surged by 1250 bps to 2.35% in 2024, then plunged by 349 bps to 5.87% in 2025, then jumped by 229 bps to 7.59% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 7.59%, 5.87%, and 4.14% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,798.43 Bn | 4,754.95 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 16.59% |
| 2 | Micron Technology | 1,164.41 Bn | 1,138.39 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 14.99% |
| 3 | Advanced Micro Devices | 882.18 Bn | 869.83 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 14.84% |
| 4 | Intel | 645.64 Bn | 626.45 Bn | 5.35 Bn | -8.49% |
| 5 | Aeluma | 370.26 Bn | 370.22 Bn | 386,000.00 | - |
| 6 | Arm Holdings | 358.73 Bn | 355.13 Bn | 1.46 Bn | -34.93% |
| 7 | Texas Instruments | 271.25 Bn | 266.15 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 9.86% |
| 8 | Marvell Technology | 239.95 Bn | 236.10 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 58.58% |
| 9 | Qualcomm | 193.93 Bn | 184.13 Bn | 4.16 Bn | -230.20% |
| 10 | Nlight | 3.62 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 26.51 Mn | 7.59% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.20% |