R&D expense · 2016–2025
Nlight R&D expense
$48.0M+6.4% · FY2025
Nlight (LASR) reported $48.0M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +6.4% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $48.0M | +6.4% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $45.1M | −2.3% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $46.2M | −14.2% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $53.8M | −1.9% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $54.8M | +33.2% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $41.2M | +46.3% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $28.1M | +33.6% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $21.1M | +39.2% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $15.1M | −0.8% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $15.2M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2016–2025 compound annual growth +13.6%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001124796-26-000012 · February 27, 2026
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