nLIGHT Inc (LASR) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of December 2025: 0.09x

nLIGHT Inc (LASR) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.09x as of December 2025, reinvesting $1.60 Million (capex $1.59 Million plus investments $-9.00K) from operating cash flow of $17.52 Million. See nLIGHT Inc free cash flow ratio to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.09x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$1.60 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$17.52 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$1.59 Million
USD

nLIGHT Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (2016–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for nLIGHT Inc across 6 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see LASR cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for nLIGHT Inc (2016–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for nLIGHT Inc. See LASR FCF to total liabilities ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.44x $9.31 Million $21.33 Million $9.03 Million ▼ -81.2%
2023 2.32x $23.42 Million $10.09 Million $5.34 Million ▼ -38.1%
2020 3.75x $48.89 Million $13.04 Million $24.35 Million ▼ -46.6%
2018 7.01x $23.39 Million $3.33 Million $11.71 Million ▲ +118.3%
2017 3.21x $10.96 Million $3.41 Million $5.48 Million ▲ +136.7%
2016 1.36x $8.09 Million $5.96 Million $4.06 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow