What is Lightpath Technologies's net margin?

Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) reported net margin of -37.4% in Q1 2026.

How has Lightpath Technologies's net margin changed year-over-year?

Lightpath Technologies's net margin decreased by 23.6% year-over-year, from -30.2% to -37.4%.

What is the long-term trend for Lightpath Technologies's net margin?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lightpath Technologies's net margin has grown at a 48.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -8.3% to -40%.

What does net margin mean?

Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.

Lightpath Technologies LPTH Net margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$19.1M+109%

Gross profit$4.5M+57.6%

Operating income-$2.5M-82.0%

Net income-$4.1M-14.6%

EPS (diluted)-$0.07-75.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$55.2M+753%

Total debt$11.4M-20.7%

Total equity$89.1M+467%

Total assets$144.3M+77.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$6.8M-110%

CapEx$899.5K+114%

Free cash flow-$7.7M-110%

Valuation

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Market cap$816.26M+518%

Enterprise value$772.4M+452%

P/S13×+9.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin26.8%-1.7pp

Operating margin-29.5%+6.9pp

FCF margin-16.4%-2.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-44.8%+2.1pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.8×

Current ratio3.9×+1.6×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lightpath Technologies’s reported figures.

net income/total revenue=-37.4%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Lightpath Technologies’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lightpath Technologies's net margin?: Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) reported net margin of -37.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Lightpath Technologies's net margin changed year-over-year?: Lightpath Technologies's net margin decreased by 23.6% year-over-year, from -30.2% to -37.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Lightpath Technologies's net margin?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lightpath Technologies's net margin has grown at a 48.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -8.3% to -40%.
What does net margin mean?: Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.