Hamamatsu Photonics vs nLight

Hamamatsu Photonics has a tracked market cap of $4.5B; nLight is currently unpriced in the dataset. Hamamatsu Photonics reports higher tracked revenue ($883M vs $261M). Both are primarily Photonics & Optics companies.

Shared segment: Distribution & Misc.

Side-by-side

Hamamatsu PhotonicsnLight
Market cap$4.5BUnpriced
Revenue$883M (FY2025)$261M (FY2025)
Primary segmentPhotonics & OpticsPhotonics & Optics
Market positionleaderniche
CountryJapanUnited States
Tracked suppliers33
Tracked customers53
Chokepoint / criticality81/10050/100

Market caps/revenue from the wafergraph dataset · data as of 2026-08-12. Criticality is a graph-derived chokepoint score (0–100). Coverage is partial; "Unpriced" means no reliable market cap.

How Hamamatsu Photonics and nLight compare

  • Revenue: Hamamatsu Photonics reports higher tracked revenue.
  • Supply-chain criticality: Hamamatsu Photonics has the higher chokepoint score (81/100 vs 50/100).
  • Footprint: Hamamatsu Photonics (Japan) vs nLight (United States).

Company hubs

Hamamatsu Photonics · nLight · Distribution & Misc segment

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