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Earnings call · FY2026 Q2

nLIGHT, Inc., Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call

nLIGHT, Inc., Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Aug 6, 2026 Audio replay
Aug 6, 2026 8:55 21 turns
Period
FY2026 Q2
Runtime
8:55
Sources
4 artifacts

Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

nLIGHT reported record Q2 2026 revenue of $82.6 million, up 33.8% year-over-year, with margin and Adjusted EBITDA beats, but Q3 guidance of $63-73 million was lowered by roughly $17 million due to supply chain challenges pushing product shipments into future quarters.

Demand Environment 12 Additive Manufacturing 6 Directed Energy / Laser Weapons 5 Supply Chain Constraints 5 Infantry Squad Vehicle / Power Bottleneck 4 Microfabrication & Cutting/Welding 4

Management tone

Positive

Net tone +15 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “the demand is still there”
  • “we're seeing strong demand across really all the segments of our business, including additive”
  • “we've been performing this year on the upper end of that range”
  • “Timing of execution, that's where we're a little bit less certain around Q4 at this point”

Forward guidance

7 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $82.59M +33.8% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.02
Gross margin 31.1% +1.2 pp YoY
Net income -$1.34M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Record Products revenue of $59.4 million, up 45% year-over-year
  • Q2 gross margin expanded to 31.1% from 29.9%
  • Strong broad-based demand, including in additive manufacturing and rocket engines
  • HELSI-2 on track to deliver one megawatt laser late 2026

Risks & pressure points

  • Q3 guidance range wider than normal due to supply chain uncertainty
  • Q3 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of only $1-7 million
  • Q3 overall gross margin guidance of only 24-30%, well below Q2's 31.1%
  • Q4 execution timing uncertainty amid supply chain issues

Key moments

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Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026.

Metric Guided
Revenues
third quarter of 2026
$63M – $73M
Products revenue
third quarter of 2026
$43M
Advanced Development revenue
third quarter of 2026
$25M
Overall gross margin
third quarter of 2026
24% – 30%
Products gross margin
third quarter of 2026
34% – 40%
Advanced Development gross margin
third quarter of 2026
at least 8%
Adjusted EBITDA
third quarter of 2026
$1M – $7M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

Laser Products$59.36M +45.4% YoY
Advanced Development$23.23M +11.1% YoY
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