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LASRnLight’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $261.3 million, up 31.6% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +10.5%
- EPS
- +14.3%
- Free cash flow
- −817.2%
- Total debt
- −88.2%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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nLight (LASR) Return on invested capital
nLight's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −8.99%, up 8.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−17.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.5% (fiscal 2024) to 15.6% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 40% of that period. That is below the Semiconductors industry median of 2.28% and below the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −17.8% | 17.63 |
| FY2024 | −35.5% | (14.80) |
| FY2023 | −20.7% | 0.53 |
| FY2022 | −21.2% | (9.04) |
| FY2021 | −12.1% | (0.99) |
| FY2020 | −11.2% | (4.92) |
| FY2019 | −6.23% | (21.82) |
| FY2018 | 15.6% | 1.03 |
| FY2017 | 14.6% | 30.84 |
| FY2016 | −16.3% | — |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| HIMX Himax Technologies, Inc. compare | 5.92% |
| POWI Power Integrations, Inc. compare | 5.84% |
| IMOS Chipmos Technologies compare | 5.50% |
| VSH Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. compare | 4.49% |
| DIOD Diodes Incorporated compare | 4.38% |
| WOLF Wolfspeed, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| SYNA Synaptics Incorporated compare | −2.55% |
| LASR nLight | −8.99% |
| NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Corporation compare | −34.0% |
| Semiconductors industry median | 2.28% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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