Kopin vs nLight
nLight reported revenue of $261 million in fiscal 2025, 6.6 times Kopin's $39 million in fiscal 2025. Kopin's revenue fell 21.9% in its latest year, and nLight's grew 31.6%. Kopin had an operating margin of -25.1%, against -10.2% at nLight. Free cash flow was −$17 million at Kopin and $12 million at nLight. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 27 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Kopin | nLight | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 27, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $39M | $261M |
| Revenue growth | −21.9% | 31.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −0.4% | 3.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 29.8% |
| Operating margin | −25.1% | −10.2% |
| Net margin | 6.6% | −9.0% |
| Free cash flow | −$17M | $12M |
| Free cash flow margin | −43.2% | 4.7% |
| Return on capital | — | −20.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 31.8% | 4.3% |
| Last close | $3.04 | $38.02 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $1.9 million | sold $71.6 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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