# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001124796
**File Stem:** 0001124796-26-000006
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 12625
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001124796-26-000006.hdr.sgml**: 20260113

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001124796-26-000006

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260113

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260113

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260113

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NLIGHT, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001124796
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 912066376
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38462
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26528537

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4637 NW 18TH AVENUE
- **CITY:** CAMAS
- **STATE:** WA
- **ZIP:** 98607
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 360-566-4460

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4637 NW 18TH AVENUE
- **CITY:** CAMAS
- **STATE:** WA
- **ZIP:** 98607

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NLIGHT PHOTONICS CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20000925

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM 8-K**

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**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2026

**________________________________________________________**

**NLIGHT, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

**________________________________________________________**

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| **Delaware** | **001-38462** | **91-2066376** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification Number) |
| **4637 NW 18**<sup>th</sup> **Avenue**<br>**Camas, Washington**  |  | **98607** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code) |
| **(360) 566-4460** | **(360) 566-4460** | **(360) 566-4460** |
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |

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**<u>Not Applicable</u>**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Exchange on which Registered |
| **Common Stock, par value <br>$0.0001 per share** | **LASR** | **The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.**

On January 13, 2026, nLIGHT, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing preliminary results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company's actual results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025 are still being finalized; therefore, such preliminary unaudited financial information is subject to further review and actual results could differ materially from management's expectations.

The information included in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

**Item 9.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits**

(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| <u>[99.1](exhibit991q425prelim.htm)</u> | Earnings Release issued by nLIGHT, Inc. on January 13, 2026 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | | NLIGHT, INC. |
| | | | (Registrant) |
| Date: | January 13, 2026 |  |  |
|  |  | By: | /s/ JOSEPH CORSO |
|  |  |  | Joseph Corso |
|  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

![nlightlogoa15a.jpg](nlightlogoa15a.jpg)

**Exhibit 99.1**

**nLIGHT Provides Update on Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results**

**CAMAS*,* Wash., January 13, 2026** - nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power lasers for mission critical directed energy, optical sensing, and advanced manufacturing applications, today provided limited preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2025.

The Company expects to report fourth quarter 2025 revenue in the range of $78 million to $80 million, above the high-end of the Company's previously announced fourth quarter guidance range of $72 million to $78 million. The Company expects to report Laser Products revenue of $54 million to $55 million and Advanced Development revenue of approximately $24 million to $25 million. The anticipated upside in revenue is primarily due to the continued strength in the Company's revenue from the Aerospace & Defense market.

"We ended 2025 on a strong note, particularly with respect to the performance of our Aerospace & Defense market," commented Scott Keeney, nLIGHT's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We enter 2026 with good visibility across multiple programs in both directed energy and laser sensing, and we remain well-positioned for near- and long-term growth in Aerospace & Defense."

Scott Keeney, nLIGHT's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Joe Corso, nLIGHT's Chief Financial Officer are scheduled to host meetings with investors at the 28<sup>th</sup> Annual Needham Growth Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday January 13<sup>th</sup>, 2026. Any investor presentation materials utilized during the conference will be made available on the investor page of the Company's website at https://investors.nlight.net.

**Preliminary Results Disclaimer**

The preliminary financial results in this press release are based on management's initial analysis of results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2025. The Company's consolidated financial statements for the fourth quarter of 2025 are not yet available and remain subject to completion of financial closing procedures and potential final adjustments.

The Company's independent registered public accounting firm has not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed agreed-upon procedures with respect to the preliminary financial information. These estimates should not be viewed as a substitute for financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and are not necessarily indicative of future results.

**Safe Harbor Statement**

Certain statements in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "outlook," "guidance," "expects," "intends," "projects," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "targets," "anticipates," and similar expressions may identify these forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expected revenues, our business strategy and our ability to grow our business, as well as any other statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions, which may not prove to be accurate. These statements are not guarantees and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from these forward-looking statements, including but not limited to our ability to compete successfully in the markets for our products; changes in the markets we serve or in the global economy; our ability to increase our volumes and decrease our costs to offset potential declines in the average selling prices of our products; rapid technological changes in the markets that we participate in; our ability to develop and maintain products that can achieve market acceptance; our ability to generate sufficient revenues to achieve or maintain profitability in the future; our high levels of fixed costs and inventory and their effect on our

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gross profits and results of operations if demand for our products declines or we maintain excess inventory levels; our ability to manage growth and spending during economic downturns; our manufacturing capacity and operations and their suitability for future levels of demand; our reliance on third parties to manufacture certain of our products and product components; our reliance on a small number of customers for a significant portion of our revenues; our ability to manage risks associated with international customers and operations; the effect of government export and import controls on our ability to compete in international markets; our ability to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights; fluctuations in our quarterly results of operations and other operating measures; and the effect on our business of claims, lawsuits, government investigations, other legal or regulatory proceedings, or commercial or contractual disputes that we are or may become involved in. Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in nLIGHT's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including other risks, relevant factors and uncertainties identified in the "Risk Factors" section of nLIGHT's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or subsequent filings with the SEC. nLIGHT undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments, except as required by law.

The nLIGHT logo and "nLIGHT" are registered trademarks or trademarks of nLIGHT, Inc. in various jurisdictions.

**About nLIGHT**

nLIGHT, Inc. is a leading provider of high-power lasers for mission critical directed energy, optical sensing, and advanced manufacturing applications. Headquartered in Camas, Washington, nLIGHT employs approximately 800 people with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.nlight.net.

**For more information contact:**

John Marchetti

VP Corporate Development and Investor Relations

nLIGHT, Inc.

(360) 566-4460

john.marchetti@nlight.net

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