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High-power fiber lasers provider nLIGHT's Q3 revenue beats estimates on record aerospace & defense sales
Nov 6, 2025 3:09 PM

Overview

* nLIGHT Q3 2025 revenue grows 18.9% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations

* Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 2025 beats consensus, reflecting operational leverage

* Company expects continued A&D revenue growth in Q4 2025

Outlook

* nLIGHT expects Q4 2025 revenue between $72 mln and $78 mln

* Company anticipates full-year 2025 A&D revenue growth to exceed 40%

* nLIGHT forecasts Q4 2025 gross margin between 27% and 32%

Result Drivers

* A&D REVENUE - Record revenue from Aerospace & Defense markets drove Q3 results

* GROSS MARGIN EXPANSION - Gross margin increased to 31.1% from 22.4% in prior year, indicating improved efficiency

* SEQUENTIAL A&D GROWTH - Company expects continued sequential A&D revenue growth in Q4 2025

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q3 Beat $66.74 $63.89

Revenue mln mln (7

Analysts

)

Q3 Net -$6.87

Income mln

Q3 Beat $7.11 $3.29

Adjusted mln mln (4

EBITDA Analysts

)

Q3 Gross 31.10%

Margin

Q3 Gross $20.75

Profit mln

Q3 -10.90%

Operatin

g Margin

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the semiconductors peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for nLIGHT Inc ( LASR ) is $29.00, about 8.6% below its November 5 closing price of $31.50

Press Release:

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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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