Technology
nLIGHT, Inc.(LASR)
Live Price
Offline$64.73
+0.28% today
1Y Change
+248.88%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $3.96B
- Revenue Growth
- +31.6%
- EPS Growth
- +62.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
nLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) is a Technology stock with a market cap of $3.96B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $64.73 and up 248.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +31.6%, EPS growth of +62.2%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +31.6%, EPS +62.2%, free cash flow +219.5% with operating margin -10.2% and ROIC -9.6%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at price/sales 15.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a higher-growth but lower-margin setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines LASR price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Technology peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+31.6% vs +11.9% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-10.2% vs +22.0% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 14, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +31.6% and EPS at +62.2%, with operating margin around -10.2%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -1.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 14, 2026 | โ | -7.0% | -6.0% | -14.3% |
2026 Feb 26, 2026 | +27.3% | -10.7% | -0.6% | +1.4% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | +300.0% | +14.7% | +1.9% | +22.3% |
Benchmark Edge
LASR vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
LASR
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
LASR Max Drawdown
-26.19%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for LASR and SPY.
Company Overview
nLIGHT, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
nLIGHT, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and fiber lasers for industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense applications. It operates in two segments, Laser Products and Advanced Development. The company also provides fiber amplifiers, and beam combination and control systems for use in high-energy laser systems in directed energy applications. It sells its products through direct sales force in the United States, China, South Korea, and European countries, as well as through various independent sales representatives and distributors in Asia, Europe, and South America. The company was formerly known as nLight Photonics Corporation and changed its name to nLIGHT, Inc. in January 2016. nLIGHT, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Camas, Washington.
- Leadership
- Scott H. Keeney
- IPO Date
- Apr 26, 2018
- Employees
- 800
- Street Address
- 4637 NW 18th Avenue
- Mailing
- Camas, WA, 98607
- Region
- Camas, WA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 360 566 4460
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- โ
- Price/Sales
- 15.1
- Price/Book
- 15.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +31.6%
- EPS
- +62.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- +219.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 29.8%
- Operating Margin
- -10.2%
- Net Margin
- -9.0%
- ROE
- -10.7%
- ROIC
- -9.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.16
- Current Ratio
- 3.79
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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