SuperworthNlight profit margin LASR
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2017.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −4.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −5.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +17.6 pts
- Peer median
- 9.5%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Nlight kept −4.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −5.5% and a gross margin of 31.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −8.0%.
The median for 10 semiconductor stocks of a similar size is 9.5%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −9.0% | −10.2% | 29.8% |
| FY2024 | −30.6% | −33.1% | 16.6% |
| FY2023 | −19.9% | −22.3% | 22.0% |
| FY2022 | −22.5% | −22.8% | 21.0% |
| FY2021 | −11.0% | −11.2% | 28.6% |
| FY2020 | −9.4% | −9.4% | 26.6% |
| FY2019 | −7.3% | −5.6% | 29.6% |
| FY2018 | 7.3% | 8.9% | 35.0% |
| FY2017 | 1.3% | 7.1% | 31.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −4.0% | +17.6 pts | −5.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −5.1% | +21.7 pts | −6.1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −9.0% | +21.6 pts | −10.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −19.1% | +5.0 pts | −20.9% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −21.7% | +4.0 pts | −24.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −26.8% | −3.0 pts | −29.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −30.6% | −10.8 pts | −33.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −24.2% | −0.4 pts | −26.4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −25.6% | −2.3 pts | −27.5% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −23.8% | −0.6 pts | −26.6% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −19.9% | +2.7 pts | −22.3% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −23.8% | −7.7 pts | −26.0% |
Against its peers
Companies in Semiconductors nearest Nlight's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LASRNlight | −4.0% |
| VECOVeeco Instruments | 3.4% |
| POWIPower Integrations | 5.6% |
| PLABPhotronics | 19.0% |
| IPGPIPG Photonics | 2.6% |
| OSISOSI Systems | 8.7% |
| PENGPenguin Solutions | 10.4% |
| ACLSAxcelis Technologies | 10.7% |
| CRCTCricut | 12.7% |
| SHLSShoals Technologies | 5.4% |
| ACMRACM Research | 14.5% |
| Peer median | 9.5% |
Where Nlight ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.