nLIGHT, Inc.LASRNASDAQ
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R&D Expenses Over TimeStrong
Percentile Rank78
3Y CAGR-3.7%
5Y CAGR+3.1%
Studio
Year-over-Year Change

Research and development spending

3Y CAGR
-3.7%/yr
vs +26.4%/yr prior
5Y CAGR
+3.1%/yr
Recent deceleration
Acceleration
-30.2pp
Decelerating
Percentile
P78
Within normal range
vs 5Y Ago
1.2x
Modest growth
Streak
1 yr
Consecutive growthStrong
PeriodValueYoY Change
2025$47.97M+6.4%
2024$45.11M-2.3%
2023$46.16M-14.2%
2022$53.77M-1.9%
2021$54.81M+33.2%
2020$41.16M+46.3%
2019$28.14M+33.6%
2018$21.05M+39.2%
2017$15.12M-0.8%
2016$15.24M-