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nLIGHT, Inc. reports developments tied to its high-power laser business for mission-critical directed energy, optical sensing, and advanced manufacturing applications. The company designs, manufactures, and sells power semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, directed energy products, and system-level solutions through a vertically integrated model from laser chip to higher-level laser systems.
Recurring news for LASR includes quarterly and annual results, Laser Products and Advanced Development revenue trends, aerospace and defense demand, directed energy product launches such as HADES, high-energy laser conference showcases, regional operations updates, and investor conference participation. Company updates also address research and development contract activity, beam-combination technology, and applications across defense, industrial, and microfabrication markets.
nLIGHT (Nasdaq: LASR) announced it was named ‘Enterprise Tech Company of the Year’ at the 2026 Oregon Tech Awards, presented by the Technology Association of Oregon. The award recognizes established enterprise technology companies for growth, innovation, leadership, product differentiation, customer impact, and business momentum.
nLIGHT (Nasdaq: LASR) will participate in multiple investor conferences in Q2 2026 across the US and UK.
Events include conferences hosted by Craig-Hallum, William Blair, Stifel, Baird, and ROTH in late May and June. Investor presentation materials will be available on nLIGHT’s investor relations website.
nLIGHT (Nasdaq: LASR) launched HADES, a family of production-ready high‑energy lasers and effectors for directed energy weapon systems across land, sea, air, and space.
The portfolio includes a 70kW‑class coherently beam‑combined HEL available today and a scalable architecture spanning tens of kilowatts to hundreds of kilowatts (and up toward 1‑Megawatt), built on nLIGHT’s vertically integrated manufacturing, beam‑combination, and atmospheric‑correction technologies.
nLIGHT (Nasdaq: LASR) reported Q1 2026 revenue of $80.2M, up 55% year-over-year, including record A&D product revenues of $33.1M (up 98% YoY). Gross margin improved to 33.1%. GAAP net income was $0.6M ($0.01 diluted); Adjusted EBITDA was $13.8M.
For Q2 2026, the company expects revenue of $75M–$81M (midpoint $78M), product revenue ~$58M, A&D ~$20M, gross margin 29%–33%, and Adjusted EBITDA $8M–$12M.
nLIGHT (Nasdaq: LASR) announced an expansion of its Torino, Italy operations to increase local assembly, integration, test, and lifecycle support for directed energy laser subsystems targeting European and allied defense customers. The move aims to shorten delivery timelines, improve supply‑chain resiliency, and strengthen collaboration with regional contractors and research partners.
The expansion complements nLIGHT’s U.S. R&D and manufacturing footprint and is positioned to support NATO and allied directed energy deployments.
nLIGHT (Nasdaq: LASR) will release first-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Thursday, May 7, 2026. A live audio webcast discussing the results is scheduled the same day at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET.
According to the company, the webcast will be available on the investor relations website and a replay will be posted shortly after the call.
nLIGHT (Nasdaq: LASR) will showcase high-energy laser weapon solutions at the Pacific Operational Science & Technology Conference, March 9-12, 2026, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Exhibits include a newly developed 70kW-class Laser Weapon System and the recently released 30kW and 10kW High-Energy Lasers. nLIGHT cites 25 years of laser scaling experience, proprietary beam combination technologies, and vertical integration from semiconductor chip to beam-combined lasers. Visit booth #418 or contact sales@nlight.net to schedule a meeting.
nLIGHT (Nasdaq: LASR) said management will participate in multiple investor events in Q1 2026, offering investor presentations and Q&A access.
Events and dates:
- Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference — March 3, 2026 (Orlando, FL)
- Stifel NYC Technology One-on-One — March 10, 2026 (New York, NY)
- Cantor Global Technology & Industrial Growth — March 11, 2026 (New York, NY)
- Roth Conference — March 23, 2026 (Dana Point, CA)
According to the company, any investor presentation materials will be posted on its investor website at https://investors.nlight.net.
nLIGHT (Nasdaq: LASR) reported record results for FY2025 and Q4 2025, with full‑year revenues of $261.3M (+31.6% YoY) and Q4 revenues of $81.2M (+71.3% YoY). GAAP gross margin rose to 29.8% and Adjusted EBITDA was $23.5M. The company provided Q1 2026 guidance of $70M–$76M revenue and gross margin target of 27%–32%. An investor webcast is scheduled for February 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PT.
nLIGHT (Nasdaq: LASR) said the underwriters fully exercised their option to buy 596,590 additional shares at $44.00 per share, adding about $26 million and bringing total gross proceeds of the public offering to approximately $201 million, before underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.
The additional shares were issued and sold on February 9, 2026, and the company filed an automatically effective Form S-3 shelf registration on February 3, 2026.