How many employees does nLIGHT, Inc. have?

nLIGHT, Inc. reported 800 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.

What is nLIGHT, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

nLIGHT, Inc. brought in $261M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $327K per employee. That ranks 36 of 45 companies we track in Semiconductors, where the median is $484K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

nLIGHT, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

LASR · Semiconductors · $3.96B market cap

nLIGHT, Inc. had 800 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $261M, up 31.6% from a year earlier, or $327K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

800

+0.0% YoY

Revenue

$261M

+31.6% YoY

Revenue / employee

$327K

Peer median $484K

Rank in industry

36 of 45

Semiconductors

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2018

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LASR employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	800	$261M	$327K	+0.0%	+31.6%
Dec 2024	800	$199M	$248K	-14.0%	-5.4%
Dec 2023	930	$210M	$226K	-15.5%	-13.3%
Dec 2022	1,100	$242M	$220K	-15.4%	-10.4%
Dec 2021	1,300	$270M	$208K	+2.0%	+21.3%
Dec 2020	1,275	$223M	$175K	+15.9%	+26.1%
Dec 2019	1,100	$177M	$161K	-2.7%	-7.7%
Dec 2018	1,130	$191M	$169K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

nLIGHT, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Semiconductors.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
RMBS Rambus Inc.	791	$708M	$895K	Efficient growth
OUST Ouster, Inc.	204	$169M	$830K	Efficient growth
SITM SiTime Corporation	441	$327M	$741K	Efficient growth
VECO Veeco Instruments Inc.	1,265	$664M	$525K	Hiring into decline
LSCC Lattice Semiconductor Corporation	1,174	$523M	$446K	Hiring ahead
MXL MaxLinear, Inc.	1,115	$468M	$419K	Leaner
AMBA Ambarella, Inc.	959	$391M	$407K	Efficient growth
LASR nLIGHT, Inc.	800	$261M	$327K	Leaner
COHU Cohu, Inc.	2,857	$453M	$159K	Leaner

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Questions about nLIGHT, Inc.

How many employees does nLIGHT, Inc. have?: nLIGHT, Inc. reported 800 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.
What is nLIGHT, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: nLIGHT, Inc. brought in $261M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $327K per employee. That ranks 36 of 45 companies we track in Semiconductors, where the median is $484K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in nLIGHT, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 27, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell LASR.