Netlist (NLST) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Netlist (NLST) posted Inventory of $16.78 million for Q3 2026, down 4.5% from $17.57 million a year earlier and down 37.6% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Netlist (NLST) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Netlist's Inventory came in at $3.38 million, up 23.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Inventory shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of -31.8% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Netlist's Inventory was $2.74 million in FY2024 (-77.2%), $12.03 million in FY2023 (+12.6%), $10.69 million in FY2022 (-31.8%) and $15.67 million in FY2021.
- Quarterly Inventory has run from a low of $2.25 million in Q1 2025 to a high of $41.24 million in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Inventory increased in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 62.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Inventory in the past five years was Q3 2025, with growth of 366.2%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 85.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Inventory for the three prior quarters was $26.87 million (Q2 2026), $41.24 million (Q1 2026) and $3.38 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 14.54 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn | 6.38 Bn |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 3.21 Bn |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 21.29 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 9.23 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.82 Bn |
| 10 | Netlist | 1.92 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 68.86 Mn | 16.78 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 16.78 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 26.87 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 41.24 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.38 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 17.57 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 8.78 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.25 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 2.74 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 3.77 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.21 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 15.17 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 12.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.18 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 9.95 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 8.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.69 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 18.39 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 21.86 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 19.50 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 15.67 Mn |
API Access
Netlist Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=NLST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "ticker": "NLST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=NLST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();