Nlight (LASR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Scott Keeney, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $37.3M in 2025, up 626% from $5.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 455:1, on median employee pay of $82,014.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$37.3M+626% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
455:1median $82,014
CEO pay in equity
97%$36.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
2025 Revenue
$261M32% increase year-over-year
Gross Margin
30%Up from 17% in 2024
Operating Cash Flow
$21MUp from negative $2.4M
CEO Stock Awards
$36.1MIncludes time and performance RSUs

How Keeney was paid

$37.3M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary1%Stock awards97%Non-equity incentive2%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Scott KeeneyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$37,333,189
Joseph CorsoChief Financial Officer$5,074,373

What changed and why

  • $37.3MScott Keeney received total compensation of $37,333,189 in 2025, reflecting significant equity awards.
  • $261MFull-year revenue reached $261 million, representing a 32% increase year-over-year.
  • $175MAerospace and defense revenue grew 60% year-over-year to a record $175 million.
  • 30%Gross margins expanded to 30%, up from 17% in the prior year.
  • $21MOperating cash flow improved to $21 million compared to negative $2.4 million in 2024.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.