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nLIGHT, Inc.

Ticker LASRCAMAS, WAFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $7.92Diluted shares 55.6M

nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR) designs, manufactures and sells high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and beam-combination and control systems. Its products are integrated into customer-built laser systems and manufacturing tools, and support applications in aerospace and defense, industrial… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2025, nLIGHT, Inc. reported revenue of $261.33M, up 31.6% from fiscal 2024, and a net loss of $23.47M. Its operating margin was −10.2%, and operations generated $21.33M in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $310.70M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$261.33MFY2025
+31.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $310.70M
-10.16%FY2025
+22.9 percentage points
Last 12 mo -5.47%
$-23.47MFY2025
+61.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $-12.48M
-9.35%FY2025
+16.8 percentage points
Last 12 mo -2.84%
Cash & financing
$21.33MFY2025
+1004.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $53.15M
$12.30MFY2025
+219.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $41.83M
0.09FY2025
Last 12 mo 0.00
50.0MFY2025
+4.3% year over year
Last 12 mo 55.6M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What nLIGHT, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR) designs, manufactures and sells high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and beam-combination and control systems. Its products are integrated into customer-built laser systems and manufacturing tools, and support applications in aerospace and defense, industrial manufacturing, and microfabrication. Customers include government agencies, defense contractors and subcontractors, and commercial manufacturers; the company serves more than 300 customers worldwide. nLIGHT operates through two reportable segments: Laser Products, which develops and sells laser products and related technologies, and Advanced Development, which conducts research, design and prototyping of next-generation laser technologies, particularly for directed energy and laser sensing. Its offerings include semiconductor lasers, programmable continuous-wave and pulsed fiber lasers, and systems for high-energy laser applications. Industrial uses include cutting, welding and additive manufacturing, while microfabrication lasers enable precision processing of small structures. The company manufactures key components in-house and had more than 800 full-time employees worldwide as of December 31, 2025. Its website is https://www.nlight.net.

Company details
Sector
Information Technology
Industry (SIC)
Semiconductors
Headquarters
CAMAS, WA
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1124796
SIC
3674

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2018–2025 · USD
$-97.94M$13.51M$124.95M$236.40M$347.85M20182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns nLIGHT, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

313
funds hold it
1 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$1.68B
held by funds, at market
41.1%
of shares held by funds

Superinvestors in nLIGHT, Inc. · what they did last quarter

Polen CapitalINCREASED +48.6%
Polen Capital Management
0.1%of 13F portfolio

Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.

Largest fund holders · nLIGHT, Inc.’s weight in each

Needham Aggressive Growth Fund
NEAGX · Needham Funds Inc
4.54%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.12%of fund net assets
0.05%of fund net assets
Tema Space Innovators ETF
NASA · Tema ETF Trust
2.16%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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